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We are part of the Azure networking team responsible for designing, building and operating network connectivity, application load balancing and security. These services include ExpressRoute, VPN, Azure Firewall, Bastion, Application Gateway, Web Application Firewall, Virtual WAN, Virtual Network Functions and Network Diagnostics platform. At the core of these services is a solid SDN and NFV infrastructure that we continuously innovate on to improve agility, reliability and cost effectiveness of our services. Our team's innovations are well recognized in the cloud and networking industry.



We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to design, build and operate these hyper-scale services. We own entire services end-to-end from user facing interface to management plane and all the way down to data path implementation. Our team is looking for a software engineer who is searching for a challenge to design, implement, and operate large-scale distributed systems in an agile environment.

Our culture promotes diversity and inclusion and is clearly reflected in all of the things we do. Diversity is more than a commitment for us - it is the foundation of what we do. This is a high visibility position in an area of large and expanding investment for Azure and offers a terrific opportunity to innovate, influence, transform, and grow. We encourage you to apply to learn more!

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

• Participate in architecture, design of various components, and ensure a timely execution of the features with high quality.
• Own the component end-to-end, including testing, managing cross team dependencies as well as monitoring and alerting for the deployed component.
• Extensive internal and external collaborations with other Azure/Microsoft teams as well as networking vendors.
  
  

Embody our Culture & Values

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
• OR equivalent experience
• 2+ years expertise in one of more of the following languages:
• Golang
• gRPC
• Linux/Unix/Windows systems programming
• Distributed Systems
• Virtualization (hypervisors; VM switching), performance optimization
• Designing and running large-scale fault-tolerant infrastructure services
• RESTful Services
• Design & Programming skills
  

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

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
• OR Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
• OR equivalent experience
• Experience with Container platforms and technologies (Dockers, Kubernetes)
• Experience with Networking technologies (SDN, NFV, BGP, Routing) & L4-L7 proxies (Nginx, Envoy, HAProxy)
• Experience with Security technologies (IPsec, WAF, Firewall)
• Contribution to open source software projects
  

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.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay.

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until July 31, 2024.

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