Description
Microsoft is hiring a Principal Platform Power & Performance Engineer to characterize and optimize the power and performance of Azure Compute and AI infrastructure. The role spans silicon, server, firmware, operating-system, accelerator, workload, and datacenter systems, focusing on performance-per-watt, idle efficiency, energy proportionality, rack density, throughput, and cross-layer power and performance issues. The engineer will partner with silicon vendors, OEM/ODM partners, firmware, OS, infrastructure, and datacenter teams, develop telemetry and analysis methods, and provide technical leadership across multiple platform programs. The role requires a relevant master's degree with 7+ years of experience or a relevant bachelor's degree with 8+ years of experience, along with security screening and export-control eligibility.
