Principal Hardware/Software Engineer
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Do you want to be at the forefront of innovating the latest hardware and systems designs to propel Microsoft's cloud growth? Are you seeking a unique career opportunity that combines technical capabilities, cross team collaboration, with business insight and strategy? Join our Leading-Edge Architecture Pathfinding (LEAP) team within the Strategic Planning and Architecture (SPARC) organization in Azure Hardware Systems & Infrastructure (AHSI). AHSI is the team behind Microsoft's expanding cloud business, responsible for delivering the hardware systems and infrastructure for cloud computing across Microsoft Azure, Bing, MSN, Office 365, OneDrive, Skype, Teams and Xbox Live. The SPARC organization is responsible for strategy, planning and architecture pathfinding, and manages Azure's hardware roadmap from architecture concept through production for Microsoft's current and future on-line services. The LEAP team within SPARC is at the forefront of systems architecture and technology pathfinding spanning compute, memory, storage, network and system interconnects. Drawing on deep insights of workloads, emerging technology trends, and focused industry engagements, LEAP team's charter is to define and evaluate novel systems architecture innovations through hardware/software co-design and advance them through technical readiness for productization. The LEAP team is seeking a Principal Hardware/Software Engineer.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. Required/Minimum Qualifications10+ years of technical engineering experienceOR Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 7+ years of technical engineering experienceOR Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 5+ years of technical engineering experienceOR Doctorate degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years of technical engineering experience. 9+ years of experience in system architecture for infrastructure components (SmartNICs, switches), with demonstrated track record of success.5+ years leading significant projects. 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: Significant experience in PCIe/CXL, Ethernet, or both. Simulation experience. Skilled in partnering and influencing system engineers, computer architects, hardware design engineers and executives.  Experience leading and driving complex projects with respect and integrity including those with multiple workstreams spanning different business and technical disciplines.  Intellectual curiosity and a passion about learning and deploying new technologies.  Superior problem-solving skills, analytical capabilities, and attention to detail.  Background in computer and systems architecture, with thorough understanding of system software (OS, Drivers, Firmware) and its interaction with the hardware platform.  Hardware Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $137,600 - $267,000 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 $180,400 - $294,000 per year.Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: Microsoft will accept applications for the role until August 18, 2024.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.Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.Collaborate closely with system engineers and architects in the Azure services team, various software development teams across Microsoft's online properties, and engineering teams at external silicon and systems vendors. The candidate will have:  Help drive the architecture of future SmartNICs, including the hardware/software interface. Drive how SmartNICs interface with the server, the rack, and switches. Simulate, incubate, and prototype system technologies to demonstrate their viability. Collaborate with various partner teams in Microsoft (Azure Compute, Microsoft Research, OS/Hyper-V software, Hardware design, etc.) to ensure end-to-end software-hardware system solutions. Potential participation in industry standard bodies to drive emerging technologies relevant to the system engineering aspects of disaggregated system architectures.  Engage with Azure's supplier ecosystem on collaborations that deliver on the above charter. Embody our Culture & Values Employment typeFull-TimeWork siteUp to 50% work from homeRole typeIndividual ContributorDisciplineHardware EngineeringProfessionHardware Engineering