Senior Software Engineer

In Azure, we are redefining the nature of software in the network by writing the software that runs on the switches and building massive distributed systems to control Microsoft’s Cloud Datacenters. See SONiC.

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Software for Open Networking in the Cloud (SONiC) team. SONiC team owns all the software that is running on the switches and routers. We have lots of interesting problems to solve, such as supporting new generation switches ranging from 100G/400G/800G to 1.6T, adding state-of-the-art technologies such as advanced liquid cooling features, supporting Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) or secured platforms management. The team is also building a vibrant open-source community for the switch software, which is adopted by various other cloud providers.

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• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline 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. 
• 1+ year(s) of hardware-software interfaces and communication protocols understanding, such as Inter-Integrated Circuit (I2C), Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI), Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe), or Google Remote Procedure Call (gRPC).

• 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.

• 1+ year(s) of experience with open-source technologies such as SONIC,  Switch Abstraction Interface (SAI), Linux, Docker is desirable.

• 1+ year(s) of familiarity with thermal control logic and managing liquid cooling system components is a plus.
• 1+ year(s) of proficiency with networking concepts, protocols, hardware architectures and device drivers or interrupts is highly desirable.

Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 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 $158,400 - $258,000 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

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until November 11, 2025.

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.