Microsoft

Software Engineer II

Bengaluru, India
Azure Python Rust
Description

Azure is the world’s leading cloud offering, trusted by hundreds of millions of users worldwide.

The Azure Edge + Platform (AE+P) organization’s portfolio spans the Cloud Edge Stack, Azure Sovereign Clouds, Azure Edge Security, Azure Engineering Systems, Azure Media Services and Microsoft’s Operating Systems including the Azure Host OS, Windows, and Linux. This portfolio impressively powers the world with more than one billion monthly active devices, delivers Azure to Customer in their premises and Sovereign regions, and seeks to accelerate growth for Azure, Experiences & Devices, and Microsoft’s customers worldwide.
"Empower every person and organization on the planet to achieve more." That is what inspires us, drives our work, and pushes us to challenge the status quo every day. We build a world-class Engineering team for one of largest corporates in the world with no compromise on our engineering system, quality, security, and compliance.

The Linux Systems Group (LSG) is building the Linux based technologies at Microsoft, and we are looking for a talented Software Engineer to join our team in IDC. LSG would love to hear from you if you are interested in working on Linux and open source projects, including building and maintaining the Linux kernel that powers Azure’s Linux based infrastructure.

Qualifications 
  • BS/MS in computer science or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years of experience in triaging, debugging, and fixing Linux kernel issues discovered in test and production environments
  • Linux kernel performance tuning
  • Knowledge of Linux kernel debugging tools, such as crash, drgn, and/or modern tracing tools is desired
  • A history of contributing to the Linux kernel or other open-source projects

Preferred Qualifications
  • Understanding and hands on experience with the Linux kernel and its core functionality like memory management, process scheduling, networking, storage, file system, etc
  • Passionate about quality and engineering excellence throughout the full Dev, Test, and Support cycle
  • Knowledge in Python and one of the modern programming languages like Rust will be a boost
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
  • Interest in measuring/improving Linux kernel performance, including I/O characteristics, memory usage patterns, automate the rebasing process using AI or other tools, etc.
  • Knowledge of RPM-based packaging
  • Technical passion, terrific problem-solving skills, and self-motivated.

#IDCAzureEPHiring

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. 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.

Our team plays a key leadership role in Azure by driving Linux and open-source technologies, solutions, and strategy. In this role, you will work closely with internal and external customers, building and maintaining different kernels and partner with independent teams in disparate geographic locations. You will work with upstream open-source projects, representing Microsoft as a strong community partner and contributor. If you love to solve the large-scale enterprise issues and enjoy working on kernel maintenance, performance tuning and debugging, this is the right place for you! Come and join us to build our next generation Cloud Infrastructure together, which will have significant impact on millions of customers across the planet!

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