The Azure Core New Tech team is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to evolve the software platform that accepts new racks into Microsoft datacenters. We build the hardware acceptance software used in factories and datacenters to determine whether racks are ready for production. Our platform verifies that hardware is assembled, cabled, configured, and inventoried to meet Microsoft’s business requirements, turning diagnostic results into clear actions. This enables Microsoft to adopt new hardware quickly while maintaining quality and security across Azure, High-Performance Computing, and Office.
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
- Lead features from proposal and architectural design through implementation, testing, rollout, production monitoring, and refinement.
- Translate evolving hardware and operational requirements into clear workflows and rollout plans.
- Improve the concurrency, reliability, maintainability, observability, and performance of long-running workflows.
- Use operational data to identify systemic issues, reduce manual toil, improve diagnostic quality, and shorten end-to-end delivery time.
- Collaborate with software, hardware, networking, firmware, driver, manufacturing, and datacenter teams to resolve system-level problems and define clear integration contracts.
- Write clear technical documentation, guide engineering decisions, and mentor engineers through design and implementation tradeoffs
- Other · Embody our culture and values
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.
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:
- Bachelor'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 Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field 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.
- 3+ years owning substantial software scenarios through design, implementation, and rollout.
- 3+ years driving platform improvements based on data, observations during on-call/DRI, and customer feedback.
- 3+ years working across teams on integration, rollout plans, and alignment, including experience initiating changes that improved the final product.
- 2+ years of experience developing production software in a managed, object-oriented language such as C# or Java, including understanding of object-oriented design, composition, inheritance, interfaces, and component-based architecture.
- 1+ year of experience with hardware validation automation, provisioning workflows, or networking concepts, including specific protocols and devices.
- Experience diagnosing production issues using logs, metrics, traces, memory dumps, or other runtime evidence and delivering a lasting corrective change.
Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 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 $160,200 - $261,000 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
This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. 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 with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript or Python OR equivalent experience.
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements, including passing the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related AND 8+ years technical engineering experience OR Master's Degree and 6+ years technical engineering experience, or equivalent.
- 3+ years owning substantial software scenarios through design, implementation, and rollout.
- 3+ years driving platform improvements based on data, on-call/DRI experience, and customer feedback.
- 3+ years working across teams on integration, rollout plans, and alignment, including initiating product-improving changes.
- 2+ years developing production software in a managed, object-oriented language such as C# or Java, with understanding of OOP design and component architecture.
- 1+ year experience with hardware validation automation, provisioning workflows, or networking concepts and protocols.
- Experience diagnosing production issues using logs, metrics, traces, memory dumps, or other runtime evidence and delivering lasting corrective changes.
Microsoft Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is presented as broadly competitive overall, with clear role/level/location variation and an emphasis on using posted ranges and band information for apples-to-apples comparisons.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits are described as a standout, highlighted by a strong 401(k) match structure and immediate vesting, plus additional plan features for tax-advantaged saving.
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Parental & Family Support — Family-oriented benefits are portrayed as a meaningful strength, with substantial paid parental leave and added supports like back-up care and adoption/surrogacy assistance.
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