Principal Software Engineer, Remote Telemetry

Microsoft Silicon, Cloud Hardware, and Infrastructure Engineering (SCHIE) is the team behind Microsoft’s expanding Cloud Infrastructure and responsible for powering Microsoft’s “Intelligent Cloud” mission. SCHIE delivers the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's over 200 online businesses including Bing, MSN, Office 365, Xbox Live, Teams, OneDrive, and the Microsoft Azure platform globally with our server and data center infrastructure, security and compliance, operations, globalization, and manageability solutions. Our focus is on smart growth, high efficiency, and delivering a trusted experience to customers and partners worldwide and we are looking for passionate, high-energy engineers to help achieve that mission. 

We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer, Remote Telemetry on our Manufacturing Diagnostics as a Service core team, innovating our existing CI/CD cloud application which supports stress, functional, integration, and validation tests running remotely at our System Integrators, and also designing and implementing new application frameworks that work at other supplier facilities and earlier in the manufacturing process. 

As Microsoft's cloud business continues to grow the ability to deploy new offerings and hardware infrastructure on time, in high volume with high quality and lowest cost is of paramount importance. To achieve this goal, the Hardware, Infrastructure Management, and Fundamentals Engineering (HIFE) team is instrumental in defining and delivering operational measures of success for hardware manufacturing, improving the planning process, quality, delivery, scale and sustainability related to Microsoft cloud hardware. We are looking for seasoned engineers with a dedicated passion for customer focused solutions, insight and industry knowledge to envision and implement future technical solutions that will manage and optimize the Cloud infrastructure.  

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. In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.

Required 

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python 
  • OR equivalent experience. 
• 5+ years of work experience in software for cloud/enterprise, consumer electronics design, or hyperscale supply chain systems.  
• 1+ years partnering with international development teams, supporting business in APAC timezones

Other Qualifications: 

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 

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 10+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python 
  • OR Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python 
  • OR equivalent experience. 
• Experience with server products is a plus. 
• Willing to travel, domestic & international and to work off hours to support business in Asia. 
• Proficient in complex Python Object Orientated Programming (OOP), 5+ years’ experience is preferred.  
• Familiar with Linux operating system. Working knowledge of computer subsystems, component interfaces, add-on boards.    
• Experience in any phase of FPGA or GPU product development (concept, design, implementation, test, and production) is a plus. 
• Experience in Functional Test technical manufacturing facilities or at contract manufacturing site with high-volume production as a Manufacturing Test Engineer is a plus. 
• Capability of troubleshooting with engineering team on manufacturing related issues with test systems and storage enclosure products is a plus. 

Software Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $133,600 - $256,800 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 $173,200 - $282,200 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       

Single reqs: Microsoft will accept applications for the role until September 30, 2024. 

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.  We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

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

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.

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• Design, develop, and support code to create and maintain remote execution frameworks utilizing a cloud application. 
• Support and extend a robust workflow framework to ensure product quality.  
• Work with the MTE team to develop and support existing solutions to enable novel testing following the assembly process of PCBAs, storage enclosures, and racked assemblies within the ODM & Contract Manufacturer sites. 
• Work with peer developers and Architects to develop robust, maintainable, and stable code in a CI/CD environment. 
• Partner with other developers and data scientist to filter, analyze, and interpret data emanating from MDaaS test runs.  
• Able to take on difficult challenges and communicate across organizational boundaries. 
• Interface with internal reliability and qualification teams to drive parity between test coverage from reliability and qualification to manufacturing. 
• Develop and maintain documentation on process or procedures within MDaaS Core team and with its internal/ external partners. 

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