Microsoft Azure is building the fastest cloud network in the world. We are seeking candidates who live and breathe systems software development, love working closely with hardware to build network systems software and services, taking things from idea to production. The Azure Host Networking team is where the rubber meets the road for Software-Defined Networking (SDN) – we create the host data path that allows SDN controllers to perform arbitrary packet manipulations and virtualization at very high speed.

　　Join us as a Senior Software Engineer to build the world’s fastest public cloud and make a difference to millions of people across the planet. As a Senior Software Engineer in the Host Networking team, you would be responsible for designing, building, validating and deploying software that accelerates network virtualization scenarios for use all virtual machines and endpoints in Azure. You will also co-design the hardware acceleration support necessary for these scenarios working closely with various teams in Microsoft and our partners in the industry.

　　Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

　　Responsibilities

　　Collaborates with appropriate stakeholders to determine user requirements for a scenario.

　　Drives identification of dependencies and the development of design documents for a product, application, service, or platform.

　　Creates, implements, optimizes, debugs, refactors, and reuses code to establish and improve performance and maintainability, effectiveness, and return on investment (ROI).

　　Leverages subject-matter expertise of product features and partners with appropriate stakeholders (e.g., project managers) to drive a workgroup's project plans, release plans, and work items.

　　Acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) and guides other engineers by developing and following the playbook, working on call to monitor system/product/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions, alerting stakeholders about status and initiates actions to restore system/product/service for simple and complex problems when appropriate.

　　Proactively seeks new knowledge and adapts to new trends, technical solutions, and patterns that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale.

　　Embody our culture and values

　　Qualifications

　　Required Qualifications:

　　Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python

　　OR equivalent experience.

　　Other Qualifications:

　　Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:

　　Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

　　Preferred Qualifications:

　　Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python

　　OR Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python

　　OR equivalent experience.

　　Experience with: systems programming, driver development, performance optimization of low level code, shipping products or services.

　　Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $112,000 - $218,400 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $145,800 - $238,600 per year.

　　Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

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