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Software Engineer II at Microsoft

Department: Software Engineering

Compensation

$102,100 – $202,200/yr

Setup
On-site
Type
Full-time
Level
mid
Posted

Description

Microsoft is hiring a Software Engineer, IC3 for its Azure Core NIC team to design, develop, and deploy software for SmartNIC platforms and networking offload technologies. The role focuses on improving performance, scalability, reliability, and availability of cloud networking services, analyzing telemetry and production data, and collaborating with hardware, firmware, platform, and service teams. Candidates need a bachelor's degree in computer science or a related technical field plus at least two years of technical engineering experience with C++, C, Rust, or Python, or equivalent experience; preferred qualifications include a master's degree, additional experience, and expertise in distributed systems, networking, Linux, telemetry, and hardware-software interactions. The typical U.S. base pay range is USD 102,100 to USD 202,200 per year, with higher ranges for the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area.

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