Senior Software Engineer - Azure Linux

Come join us on our mission to bring Azure Linux to the era of AI - from enabling the latest and greatest accelerators to building the best-in-class ML stack for first-party and third-party workload. Azure Linux is Microsoft's first party open-source Linux Operating System (OS), used extensively in production for a multitude of Azure services and Microsoft products – including a growing number of GPU and AI/ML scenarios.

You will be part of the team focused on expanding our ability to onboard new hardware at the cutting edge and provide ML solution with the latest innovations to Azure Linux. You will have the opportunity to be involved in improving every aspect of the Operating System (OS) – from driver and security, to networking, storage, and ML stack and performance.

In Core OS, we are responsible for the Operating Systems that power Azure, Microsoft's Linux OS, the platforms for Windows Client, Xbox, and our Windows Server ecosystem – through all of these, we support every one of our cloud businesses and billions of customers around the world.

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer ready to learn and dive deep into new technical areas - who is sparked by curiosity, wanting to not just understand how systems work, but strive towards improving the system through increased performance, security hardening, reliability, and maintainability.

Key Responsibilities: • Design, develop, and maintain integrations, validations and tools that work across scenarios and customers. • Develop clean, secure, maintainable, and efficient code by adhering to industry best practices. • Develop and integrate with open-source Linux solutions across the operating system. • Identify dependencies and technical challenges and find solutions to overcome through attention to detail and clear communication. • Be part of an effective feature crew – participating in standup, code and design reviews.

Required Qualifications: • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications: • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience OR Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience. • Technical experience / background in Linux Operating Systems development (boot, kernel, drivers, networking, storage, etc). • Accelerated networking and storage experience. • Experience with building and debugging AI infrastructure.

This role offers a competitive salary range and excellent benefits, including industry-leading healthcare, educational resources, savings and investments, maternity and paternity leave, generous time away, and opportunities to network and connect.