Software Engineer - Azure Software Load Balancer

We are the Azure Software Load Balancer team, a vital part of the Azure Core Networking team, tasked with designing, building, and operating critical network offerings that set us apart from our competitors.

We provide the software systems behind our cloud-scale load balancing solutions. At the heart of these services is a robust software-defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualization infrastructure, designed to autonomously manage the network system. We continuously innovate to improve the agility, scalability, reliability, security, and cost-effectiveness of our services.

We are currently seeking a Software Engineer to join the Azure software load balancing team in our mission to create the world's best cloud. Candidate will help develop our next-generation load balancer technologies and collaborate with other software-defined networking (SDN) teams to deliver a seamless, reliable, and high-performance cloud infrastructure. This is an opportunity to be part of an exciting set of challenges and solutions in an ever-evolving landscape.

By applying to this U.S. based position, while remote work is possible, relocation does not apply/is not provided for the role.

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:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Math, Electrical Engineering or related technical discipline with proven experience coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, or Rust
  • OR equivalent experience

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.

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.

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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• Build next generation offerings in Load Balancer technologies and work in tandem with other software-defined networking (SDN) teams to deliver seamless, reliable, and performant cloud infrastructure.
• Design, develop, and deploy a large-scale distributed system capable of handling massive data processing with exceptional scale and performance.
• Identify opportunities and drive the design and implementation of end-to-end telemetry, alerting, self-healing, and automation capabilities to improve service health, manageability, and reliability.
• Ability to diagnose and troubleshoot complex system performance issues, identify bottlenecks, and propose practical, implementable technical solutions.
• Understand customer needs and translate them into product features and improvements.
• Be on-call on a rotational basis to provide support during non-business hours and handle emergency situations related to Azure Load Balancer.