Senior Software Engineer

The Azure Core Network Interface Cards (NIC) team designs, develops, and deploys multiple generations of Smart Network Interface Cards (SmartNICs) that deliver advanced hardware offloads, including Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) and other high-performance networking capabilities. As Azure's networking requirements continue to grow, the team is expanding to support the increasing demand for high bandwidth, ultra-low latency, high availability, and efficient compute utilization across both Artificial Intelligence (AI) workloads and general-purpose cloud infrastructure.

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• Lead development of next-generation Azure SmartNIC and networking software capabilities.
• Drive architecture and technical execution for RDMA, virtualization, offload technologies, and high-performance networking scenarios.
• Collaborate with hardware, firmware, silicon, and cloud service teams to deliver end-to-end platform innovations.
• Define and drive reliability and performance improvements based on production telemetry and customer usage patterns.
• Influence networking platform strategy and future technical investments. 

Required Qualifications:

Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 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 $160,200 - $261,000 per year.

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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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