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, high-energy 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 Build and Tools team responsible for developing high-performance , scalable and flexi ble DPU test Platform with a focus on deployment automation , fleet management (infra ) and associated tools . You will be a key contribut or wit hin our DPU Build and Tools team. You will bring your Operating System , Test Platform and Infra automation experience to contribute to DPU software test platform . Yo ur contributions will have a wide impact across Azure through the improving quality and increasing engineer productivity.

Responsibilities:

As a DPU Build&Tools Engineer you will be responsible for the following:

• Test infra
  • Develop and maintain test infrastructure that allows DPU engineers to test their code on emulators and pre-production silicon/systems
  • Keep test infrastructure and machine fleets running while continuously improving reliability and reducing maintenance burden
  • Work with engineering teams to identify future requirements for infrastructure, machines, and test frameworks
  • Develop test-related tooling, frameworks, and automation that improves developer productivity
• Build Infra integration
  • Ensure that the DPU Tools team can build and support needed build and test infrastructure
  • Plan for longer-term requirements for both build hardware and access to prototype and working Azure systems
  • Help team move existing build and test infrastructure toward Azure processes and platforms while keeping existing hardware and software development making rapid progress

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in language Python
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of experience working in projects related to tooling, automation and test frameworks/infrastructure for HW/SW projects , in a SWE capacity .
• 1+ years of experience with web and REST (Application Programming Interface) APIs apps

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 with pre and post silicon validation processes
• Experience with Operating System (Linux or Windows) configuration and deployment
• Experience with ARM architecture
• 2+ years of experience in automating infrastructure (on-prem, cloud)
• 1+ years of experience in monitoring&logging systems
• Knowledge of networking, storage, embedded systems, or operating systems (Windows, Linux)
• Knowledge and familiarity with containerized, virtualized environments.
• Knowledge and experience with distributed systems

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: US corporate pay information | Microsoft Careers

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until Nov 17th 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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