Microsoft Senior Software Engineer 

United States, Washington 

991969229

Required/Minimum 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.

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.

Additional or Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to triage, debug, and fix Linux kernel issues discovered in test and production environments.
• Competent in designing, developing, debugging, and validating excellent products.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with external entities (open-source communities, standards bodies, customers and/or partners).
• Passionate about quality and engineering excellence as one needs to work as an all-rounder engineer focusing on Development, Test, and Support.
• Knowledge in Python and one of the modern programming languages like Rust will be a plus.
• Experience in git, arm64, board bring-up, device drivers, and hardware busses (i2c, PCI, etc.).
• A history of contributing to the Linux kernel or other open-source projects
• Technical passion, problem-solving skills, and self-motivated.
• 4+ years of experience in system-level development on Linux in C
• Understanding and hands on experience with the Linux kernel and its core functionality like memory management, process scheduling, networking, storage, file system, etc.
• Experience with Linux kernel debugging tools, such as crash, drgn, and/or modern tracing tools.

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until May 31, 2024.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:

• Our team plays a key leadership role in Azure by driving Linux and open-source technologies, solutions, and strategy.
• In this role, you will work closely with internal and external customers, coordinate design and coding across multiple projects, and partner with independent teams in disparate geographic locations.
• You will work closely with upstream open-source projects, representing Microsoft as a community partner and contributor.
• You will be working on research and development in cutting edge accelerations and optimizations to power future public and private clouds.
• You will define and push the limits of innovative technologies - working with the latest hardware, the largest servers, and even larger datacenters.
• Embody our and