Senior Hardware Engineer

Microsoft Azure is building the fastest network in public cloud. We are seeking candidates who can span the stack from hardware to systems to applications, turning ideas into production systems at a rapid pace. Join us as a Hardware Engineer to build the world's fastest public cloud and make a difference to millions of people across the planet.

As a Senior Hardware Engineer on the Accelnet hardware team, you will be responsible for building, testing, and deploying networking acceleration on Azure -- the largest deployment of FPGA SmartNICs in the world. You will develop the infrastructure for next-generation Software-Defined Networking (SDN), including arbitrary packet manipulations, reducing virtualization overhead, and improving connection setup performance for general and custom networking protocols. You should be able to drive projects with both hardware and software teams, and both inside and outside of Microsoft.

This is a unique opportunity for hardware developers to see their Register Transfer Level (RTL) code go to production within weeks instead of years, or for software developers to tap into the performance and efficiency of customized hardware. Come help build one of the few truly hyperscale global clouds, with innovations possible at every level of the computing stack.

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:

Design, propose and oversee the analysis/evaluation of hardware architectures

Design and code RTL modules written in Verilog / SystemVerilog and targeting FPGAs

Simulate and perform hardware-based testing, debug, and verification of FPGA designs

Scripting and basic software development in support of hardware design

Apply Agile development methodologies including code reviews, sprint planning, and frequent deployment

Handle a DevOps role with occasional on-call responsibilities for resolving customer issues in production

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 5+ years technical experience in digital logic design, development, and verification experience
  • OR Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience in digital design, verification, or hardware development

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 Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience
  • OR Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience
  • OR Doctorate Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience
    
    OR equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of experience in digital logic design and verification using Verilog, SystemVerilog, or VHDL, with deep knowledge of FPGA programming including timing closure, resource management, and IP library usage.
• 1+ year(s) of experience developing and deploying cloud applications for hardware such as NICs and GPUs, and working with networking fundamentals including RDMA, SR-IOV, TCP, UDP, and IP.
• 1+ year(s) of experience reading and writing code in languages such as C, C++, C#, SystemC, PowerShell, and/or Python, with a strong understanding of hardware verification methodologies.

Hardware 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.

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Microsoft will accept applications for the role until August 5, 2025.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form .

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