Overview

The Software for Open Networking in the Cloud (SONiC) team owns the software that runs on network switches and routers and is responsible for defining switch requirements, contributing to hardware and software design, integrating the Linux kernel for switch platforms, and supporting those platforms in production.

As a Software Engineer II within our Embedded Networking Team, you will work on next‑generation switch platforms, including support for switches operating at 400G, 800G, and 1.6T per second, as well as optical transceiver technologies including Co‑Packaged Optics (CPO), Linear Pluggable Optics (LPO), and Linear Receive Optics (LRO).

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Responsibilities

• Design and implement platform services for programming, monitoring, and controlling high speed transceivers/optics, Smart-cable
• Design and implement kernel device drivers and platform services.
• Own workstreams focused on hardware bringup, port bringup, platform services bringup, and lead the cross-functional effort for validation of new switches.
• Debug complex, system-level, multi-component issues that typically span across multiple layers from Kernel, and user-mode applications.
• Develop robust unit test framework to test newly added functionality or hardware capability.
• Work with network engineers to support Azure production network as a DRI

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, Rust- OR equivalent experience.

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 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, Rust

• OR Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, Rust

• OR equivalent experience.

• 2+ year of hardware OR embedded system development experience.

Software Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $100,600 - $199,000 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 $131,400 - $215,400 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

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

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