Senior Sofware Engineer

Microsoft Silicon and Cloud Hardware Infrastructure Engineering (SCHIE) is the team behind Microsoft’s expanding Cloud Infrastructure and responsible for powering Microsoft’s “Intelligent Cloud” mission. We are looking to develop custom silicon and SoCs to deploy in Azure and with this position our focus is on the Microsoft Azure AI Accelerator (MAIA) roadmap. Are you passionate about working on cutting edge technology in a team that embodies the growth mindset? Are you hoping to join an organization which is built on a mission “To empower every person and organization on this planet to achieve more”? Within the Firmware Center of Excellence, we’re looking for a self-motivated senior software development engineer to help us develop a software modeling virtual platform for Microsoft’s next generation Azure AI Accelerator SoC. Responsibilities • Architecting and developing software that models AI SoCs and the hardware accelerators within. • Leading the technical development of... software modeling. • Mentoring junior engineers in aspects of software modeling and learning from industry experts. • Collaborating with cross-functional teams across design verification, architecture, and firmware/software.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications: • BS. or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or similar. • 8+ years’ experience in software development with C++ • 5+ years’ experience in modeling hardware or in low level (interfacing with hardware) software development • Excellent debugging skills with Visual Studio or GDB. • Modeling experience with one or more of these: RISC CPUs, DMA, PCIe, image video decoders, networking controllers, interrupt controllers, hardware accelerators Preferred Qualifications • Experience with multithreaded programming. • Prior C or SystemC model or platform development experience in modeling SoCs. • Ability to work closely with diverse customers, from understanding their needs to resolving their problems. • Knowledge of operating systems including memory management and scheduling. • Knowledge of architecting, designing for performance and debugging performance bugs. • Experience of working effectively in a geographically diverse team that consists of members from different time zones. 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. Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations Apply Job!