Software Engineer II

Design and develop software for Azure SmartNIC platforms and networking offload technologies. Improve performance, scalability, and reliability of networking services supporting Azure compute and storage workloads. Work across hardware, firmware, and software boundaries to deliver highly available cloud networking solutions. Analyze telemetry and production data to drive reliability and live-site improvements across Azure networking services. Partner with silicon, firmware, platform, and service teams to deliver next-generation networking capabilities. Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C++, C, Rust, or Python Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C++, C, Rust, or Python OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C++, C, Rust, or Python OR equivalent experience. software design, debugging, performance analysis, and problem-solving in distributed systems or cloud-scale services; developing and maintaining automated tests, monitoring, and telemetry for production systems; participating in code reviews, design reviews, and engineering best practices; networking technologies such as TCP/IP, RDMA, Ethernet, DPDK, SR-IOV, or SmartNIC architectures; developing software for Linux-based systems; cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, or hyperscale platforms. ; troubleshooting live-site incidents and improving service reliability; working with telemetry, diagnostics, and data-driven operational improvements; contributing to large-scale projects involving multiple engineering teams. Familiarity with hardware-software interactions, device drivers, firmware, or performance-sensitive systems. Ability to independently drive well-defined engineering problems from design through implementation and production deployment.