Verification Engineer II

Overview

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 verification engineer to build the world's fastest public cloud and make a difference to millions of people across the planet.

We are looking for a design verification engineer to work in the Accelnet Hardware team. You will be part of the design verification team, driving several features, developing and enhancing verification environment framework for software defined networking (SDN) accelerators in Azure Boost.

You will develop the infrastructure for next-generation SDN accelerators which can do arbitrary packet manipulations, provide network security, enhance connection establishment performance, and improve performance with Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) and custom network protocols. You should be able to drive projects with both hardware and software teams, both inside and outside of Microsoft.

This is a unique opportunity for hardware engineers to see Register-Transfer Level (RTL) code go to production within weeks instead of years. 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

• Build scalable constrained random verification environment in system Verilog using prevalent verification methodologies.
• Create comprehensive test plans to address functional scenarios in discussions with the software and hardware design teams.
• Execute the test plan by adding testcases and tracking verification through coverage driven metrices.
• Create and enhance verification environment by adding sequences, constraints, assertions, and functional coverage.
• Scripts to automate and maintain execution of test suits to support continuous integration (CI) and continuous development (CD) flow.
• Apply Agile development methodologies such as hosting code reviews, sprint planning, frequent deployment to cloud, and iterative development of features.
• Handle occasional on-call responsibilities for addressing hardware issues reported by our customers.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or related field OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or related field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience
  • OR equivalent experience

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:

• Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or related field
  • OR Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or related field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience
  • OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or related field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience
  • OR equivalent experience

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Hardware Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $100,600 - $199,000 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 $131,400 - $215,400 per year.

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This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

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