Job Description

Are you looking for an opportunity to build software and systems for some of the biggest data centers that humanity has ever created? The Azure Physical Networking team is responsible for designing and building the software defined network infrastructure that powers millions of servers around the globe for Azure, Office, Bing and other Microsoft cloud services. Azure Physical Networking is at the forefront of Hyperscale Cloud Computing and runs one of the largest datacenter networks in the world.

We write the code for the software defined network virtual-switches on the servers and the firmware for high-speed packet transformation with FPGA-based hardware accelerators. We started SONiC - Software for Open Networking in the Cloud - now an industry-wide open source network operating system that controls the switches in our data centers and many other clouds. We build the distributed systems that continuously monitor the network and ensure it remains healthy by automatically remediating problems. We do the data science to characterize the behavior of our networks, and we build transport protocols that provide industry-leading performance. We design the cloud-scale networks and data centers that provide terabits of connectivity at low-cost and high-reliability.

By joining this team, you will gain valuable experience inu202Fwriting software that runs at massive scale, works as a world-wide distributed system, and survives any fault thrownu202Fat it.u202Fu202FWe are looking foru202Fexcellentu202Fsoftware engineers that want to learnu202Fmore about cloud-scale networking.u202Fu202FExample challenges include: creating software-defined networks; building architectures that collect information from network switches and servers, rapidly analyze them, and then orchestrate repair actions; evaluating new network device features and performance; validating the health of network devices; system performance and scale evaluation; and Linux and Windows kernel programming.u202F

Required skills:u202F

* u202Fu202FDemonstrated abilities to learn quickly, design efficiently, and write solid code.u202F
* u202Fu202FFluency in several programming languages and ability to quickly learn new ones.u202F
* u202Fu202FAbility to thrive in a fast-paced environment and take initiative.u202F
* u202Fu202FPassion and drive for world-changing impact.u202F
* u202Fu202FBS in Computer Science or equivalent experience is required.u202F

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Desired skills include:u202F

* u202Fu202F3+ years of experience in software developmentu202Finu202FC or C/C++ or Python.u202F
* u202Fu202FExperience withu202Fnetworking, distributed systems,u202Foru202Fsystem-level programming.u202F
* u202Fu202FMS or PhD in Computer Science is a plus
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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.

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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