Senior Software Engineer

Microsoft Silicon, Cloud Hardware, and Infrastructure Engineering (SCHIE) is the team behind Microsoft's expanding Cloud Infrastructure and responsible for powering Microsoft's "Intelligent Cloud" mission. SCHIE delivers the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's over 200 online businesses including Bing, MSN, Office 365, Xbox Live, Teams, OneDrive, and the Microsoft Azure platform globally with our server and data center infrastructure, security and compliance, operations, globalization, and manageability solutions. Our focus is on smart growth, high efficiency, and delivering a trusted experience to customers and partners worldwide and we are looking for passionate engineers to help achieve that mission.

The Data Processing Unit (DPU) team brings together state-of-the-art software and hardware expertise to create a highly programmable and high-performance ASIC with the capability to efficiently handle large data streams. Thanks to its integrated design, this solution empowers teams to operate with increased agility and deliver significantly superior performance compared to CPU-based alternatives.

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our DPU Runtime Operating System team responsible for developing cutting edge , high-performance, scalable and programmable DPU software . We seek a system generalist that will focus on developing high performance operating system s and runtime components, supporting software, tools, and processes.

You will be spearheading efforts within our DPU Confidential Compute team, focusing on the development, maintenance, and review of software for the creation and integration of security features to enable our next-generation of confidential compute capabilities.

You will bring your operating systems, and embedded development experience to contribute to DPU driver code and related host software and support. Your contributions will have a wide impact across Azure through the development of the latest generation DPU -based products .

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:

• Architect and design firmware and software for the DPU Runtime Operating System

• Develop, maintain and debug DPU i ssues, with a productivity boosting mindset.

• Design and implement improvements to make development and production debugging easier.

• Participate in code reviews and provide feedback to other developers .

• Work closely with both Software and ASIC team s on co-development of next generation Silicon .
• Embody our culture and values.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualification:

• 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++, Rust, Python
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of Computer Architecture and Operating Systems experience , with contributions to operating systems kernels, drivers, or other software.
• 3+ years of broad systems generalist experience with demonstrated initiative in working beyond core competencies to solve problems, address defects, and enhance productivity.

Other Requirements :

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:

• 1+ years of experience leveraging AI technologies to boost personal or team productivity.
• Experience with simulation and emulation
• Experience with deploying Software and/or Platforms at scale
• 8+ years of C/C++ programming experience
• 5+ years of Embedded and/or Operating System software experience

Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $117,200 - $229,200 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 $153,600 - $250,200 per year.

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Microsoft will accept applications for the role until May 16th, 2025.

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