Job Description

Do you love to work on the latest technologies? Are you looking to make a real difference in Microsofts mission to empower every person and organization to achieve more, with the power of cloud computing? Do you want to work at the forefront of Cloud Computing to design, deliver & operate cloud-scale systems that are the foundation of the Worlds Computer which is Azure? Do you want to be part of a highly motivated and passionate team that works together to do what it takes for our customers to be successful while having fun and learning along the way?Azure Core is Azure's most profitable business and is growing incredibly fast! We, the Azure Core Compute team in IDC, pride ourselves in working without boundaries to deliver the cloud platform capable of running any workload. And we mean ANY! Think of any large Microsoft service; Teams, Bing, Exchange, Xbox, SQL Azure, Office 365, HDInsight, COSMOS DB. Or customers such as Accenture, Adobe, Walgreens, Walmart and the multitude of the large/medium/small shopping, banking, finance, gaming, logistics, enterprises, data analytics/management, storage services of the world. They run on the infrastructure we build.We are a fast-growing team of highly motivated engineers working on solving the next big problem in the cloud. We pride ourselves on working without boundaries and stretching the limits to deliver the next big improvement in cloud architecture, fundamentals, data center management and delivering the next big innovation in the cloud.Microsofts 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:

• Own the efforts to resolve some of the technically deepest problems in the SDN (Software Defined Networking) and host networking areas.
• Follow the latest developments in technology, work with consortiums/forums in the industry actively, and help our cloud infrastructure evolve towards the next big growth.
• Collaborate with different partner teams and counterparts in different geographies to meet the goals of the organization.
• Mentor junior members of the team and take ownership of building and maintaining an efficient team with the right mindset and attitude to grow as a team.
• Drive innovation in the team via thought leadership, working on ideas/improvements/proofs of concepts/demonstrations/talks.
• Own the quality of the product and drive the efforts to achieve high quality standards and to retain it consistently.

Qualifications:Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++,

• OR equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of experience

• in networking, distributed systems and network virtualization,
• AND with scripting,
• AND in technical leadership, problem solving and troubleshooting,
• AND of improving and streamlining engineering processes, tools, methodologies to develop and operate services at hyper-scale.

Other Qualifications:

• 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, Engineering, or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++,

• OR Master's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++,
• OR equivalent experience.

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 .#azurecorejobs #azcomputeIDC

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