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Are you passionate about Linux in hyperscale clouds? Do you want to be part of a high-energy and creative team that is currently empowering millions of customers across the planet to achieve more? Do you love to contribute to Linux and other open-source communities across the globe? We are the Core OS Linux Platform Group at Microsoft, and as part of the Azure Linux Container Platform team, you will be building the future of Linux in the Azure Cloud and on the edge through our first party Azure Linux distribution.

In Core OS, we are responsible for the Operating Systems that power Azure, Microsoft's Linux OS, the platforms for Windows Client and 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. In this era of ubiquitous computing, systems software excellence has never been more important for Microsoft. High quality, high-efficiency operating systems and platform components underpin everything we do as a company, from making our systems more reliable for our customers, to increasing our competitiveness by reducing COGS, to delivering new features and capabilities to delight customers – that’s all us!

To deliver on our vision, we are looking for a talented Senior Software Engineer with a passion for Linux Operating Systems (OS) development and experience with ARM64 architecture. You will be developing features in our Azure Linux OS for the new Azure Cobalt 100 ARM64 processor and contributing to the technical direction in how Azure first party services can utilize Azure Linux + Cobalt to meet customer needs. You will be working closely with the broader Linux community, contributing code to Open-Source projects (Linux, Cloud-Native Computing Foundation, etc.).

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.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for designing, building, deploying, and iterating on innovative solutions for the cloud and edge through our Azure Linux distribution, with focus on ARM64 enablement.

• Drive key open-source initiatives within Microsoft in an open manner that contribute to Linux adoption both on Azure cloud and the edge.

• Ensure customer success by troubleshooting and fixing complex issues that customers and operators encounter in the Azure cloud and edge solutions running Azure Linux.

• Proactively seek new knowledge and adapt to new trends, technical solutions, and patterns that will improve Linux at scale.

• Other:

• Embody our Culture (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/about/corporate-values) and Values (https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/culture)

Qualifications

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.

• 4+ years of engineering experience in Linux design and development, and the ability to work independently and proactively with analytic and debugging skills.

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.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with ARM64 development, enabling, and debugging.

• Experience with one or more datacenter-class technologies such as networking, storage, file systems, processor architectures, virtualization, etc.

• Experience with Microsoft Azure, AWS, or similar cloud computing platform(s).

• Knowledge in C, Python and one of the modern programming languages like Rust will be a boost

• Contributions to open-source projects like the Linux kernel or Cloud-Native Computing Foundation projects is a plus

Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $117,200 - $229,200 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 $153,600 - $250,200 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until July 17, 2024.

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