PhD Cloud Network Engineer Intern

Come build community, explore your passions and do your best work at Microsoft with thousands of University interns from every corner of the world. This opportunity will allow you to bring your aspirations, talent, potential—and excitement for the journey ahead.  

As a PhD Cloud Network Engineer Intern, you will design and develop robust network infrastructures, ensuring seamless implementation and optimal security by engaging in comprehensive design reviews and collaborating with a diverse team of experts. You will leverage your technical acumen to drive the deployment and advancement of data centers and network sites, addressing any arising challenges with innovative solutions. This opportunity will allow you to accelerate your career growth by working on cutting-edge network technologies, develop deep technical expertise through hands-on experience with automated testing and large-scale network validation, and enhance your problem-solving skills by triaging and troubleshooting complex network issues and contributing to sustainable, automated solutions.

At Microsoft, Interns work on real-world projects in collaboration with teams across the world, while having fun along the way. You’ll be empowered to build community, explore your passions and achieve your goals. This is your chance to bring your solutions and ideas to life while working on cutting-edge technology.

Required Qualifications:

• Currently pursuing Doctorates degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field.
• Must have at least 1 semester/term remaining following the completion of the internship.
• Candidate must be enrolled in a full time PhD program in area relevant for the role during the academic term immediately before their internship.

The base pay range for this internship is USD $6710.00 - $13270.00 per month. 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 $8760.00 - $14360.00 per month.

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

Microsoft accepts applications and processes offers for these roles on an ongoing basis.

• Develop knowledge of network technologies to draw insights that aid in network design, implementation, and operation.
• Assist in the design of reliable, scalable, and high-performance network features or components with guidance from other engineers.
• Develop an understanding of quality assurance and network or code review processes by assisting in identifying risks and classes of bugs and becoming familiar with essential details related to network implementation (e.g., physical connectivity, power, protocols, telemetry) and design qualification with guidance from other engineers.
• Work within a team of engineers to manage network deployments and work with a machine-readable definition of the network deployment.