The Software Development Engineer role at Microsoft involves building and operating large-scale cloud infrastructure systems that power Azure. The team focuses on improving cloud infrastructure availability and enabling next-generation systems through collaboration across hardware, firmware, software, and operations. The position requires designing and developing software for managing and monitoring cloud hardware in hyperscale environments. This role offers the opportunity to influence datacenter architecture and contribute to open hardware innovation.

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 2+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements.
• Ph.D. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field; OR M.S. with 4+ years of industry development experience; OR B.S. with 8+ years of industry development experience.
• Proficiency in C/C++ systems programming and software design fundamentals.
• Experience with Python and scripting languages for automation, diagnostics, and tooling.

• Design, develop, and maintain Linux-based service and device management stack using C, C++, Python, and systems programming languages.
• Build and optimize distributed systems and cloud services for monitoring and managing hardware at hyperscale.
• Implement hardware interface programming and support board bring-up, firmware, and Linux boot flows.
• Develop and enhance device telemetry, health monitoring, and automated remediation workflows.
• Drive live-site excellence through monitoring, debugging, root cause analysis, and continuous service reliability improvements.
• Collaborate with hardware, firmware, platform, and partner teams to deliver end-to-end solutions.
• Translate customer and production feedback into feature enhancements, bug fixes, and reliability improvements.
• Leverage and contribute to open-source ecosystems such as OCP and Linux.

• Employees at Microsoft are often offered comprehensive, “world-class” benefits—including health and mental-wellness programs, competitive pay with bonuses and stock awards, and retirement/savings options. Time-off and flexibility are common, with generous vacation and holidays, parental and caregiver leave, and flexible work schedules, alongside learning support, employee resource groups, product discounts, and matching-gifts/volunteering programs. Specific benefits can vary by region.