Microsoft PRINCIPAL PLATFORM ARCHITECT 

United States, Washington 

851183726

The Azure Platform Architecture team is part of a broader hardware and infrastructure organization known as the Silicon, Cloud Hardware, and Infrastructure Engineering (SCHIE). SCHIE is the team behind Microsoft’s expanding Cloud Infrastructure and is responsible for powering Microsoft’s “Intelligent Cloud” mission. SCHIE delivers the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's 200+ online businesses including Teams, OneDrive, Office 365, Xbox Live, Skype, Bing, MSN, and the Microsoft Azure platform globally.

infrastructure, security and compliance, operations, globalization, and manageability solutions to support these businesses. Our focus is on smart growth, high efficiency, and deliver trusted experience to customers and partners worldwide. As Microsoft's cloud business continues to grow the ability to deploy new offerings and HW infrastructure on time, at hyperscale, with high reliability and the best performance/price level is paramount.

Principal Platform Architectto join the team.

Our team is at the forefront of technology and system design, leading the way for the next generation of systems and AI super computers. Our mission is to architect the most performant, secure, reliable, and costand power optimizedsolutions that are deployed and managed at hyperscale and power Azure. Leading the AI platform architecture for these systems that power one of the largest hardware deployments on earth requires deep technical knowledge and partnership across many teams.rtificial intelligence (AI) Accelerator family products, helping articulate and define our next generation platforms. This requires working across multiple domains includingproduct, software,electrical, mechanical, thermal, performance, andto find the right solution.

Microsoft’s 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.

Required Qualifications:

• 10+ years of technical engineering experience

  o OR Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 8+ years of technical engineering experience

  o OR Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 5+ years of technical engineering experience

  o OR Doctorate degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 4+ years of technical engineering experience.

• 10+ years demonstratedexpertisein AI platform and/or rack-scaleserverarchitecture and design.

• 10+ years demonstratedexpertiseinco-designing withdatacenter, server,silicon,firmware/softwareorchestration, and manufacturingengineering organizations.

to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirementsfor this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will beto pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with deploying AI or GPU systems at-scale as part of a cloud service provider or hyper-scale company.

• AIperformance, operations, and efficiencies.

• Ability to analyze AI system concepts from a full TCO (total cost of ownership),Performance per TCO, and Performance per Wattperspective including the system constraints that drive design tradeoffs.

• expertisein balancing AI workload performance with system and hardware tradeoffs.

• expertisein balancing electrical designs with complex mechanical and thermal tradeoffs.

• PCBA (Printed Circuit Board Assembly) design experience including schematic, layout, routing, power, and signal integrity.

Hardware Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $137,600 - $267,000 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 $180,400 - $294,000 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until August 16, 2024.

• Drive platform,rack, and datacenter-levelarchitectural concepts and definition for Microsoft AIsystemproducts.

• Build relationships with our internal silicon development organizations, technology, and development partners to drive leading edge innovation into our next generation products.

• Partner across Microsoft teams and collaborate to deliver industry leading products.

• Distill and articulate architectural tradeoffs encompassing electrical, signal integrity, mechanical, power, and thermal inputs in terms of key metrics such as TotalCost of Ownership TCO, performance,power efficiency,schedule, and risk.

• Drive and influence technology providers and design partners towardsoptimalcomponents and solutions to meet the future requirements for Azure’s infrastructure.
• Embody our