About the Role

Principal Software Engineer role in Azure HPC/AI team, focusing on delivering next-gen AI and HPC platforms. Involves deep technical work on HW/SW interactions, device virtualization, and GPU performance analysis in VMs. Requires collaboration with partners to design and build software for Azure services.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead by example producing extensible and maintainable code
• Optimize, debug, refactor code for performance and maintainability
• Maintain communication with key partners across Microsoft ecosystem
• Evaluate and recommend emerging technologies for Azure AI infrastructure
• Help ensure Azure platform performance, scalability, and reliability

Required Skills & Qualifications

Must Have:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages like C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience
• 2+ years of experience in HPC or Machine Learning
• Ability to pass Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire and every two years

Nice to Have:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science AND 10+ years technical engineering experience OR Master's Degree AND 8+ years experience
• Machine Learning & AI Expertise: familiarity with ML concepts, AI infrastructure, accelerators, HPC/ML middleware, profiling tools
• Systems & Virtualization: strong understanding of OS fundamentals, virtualization, distributed systems
• Hardware-Software Co-Design: experience in co-designing hardware and software for optimized performance

Benefits & Perks

• Industry leading healthcare