Microsoft · 6 hours ago
Software Engineer II
United States
Full-time
Remote
Entry, Mid Level
$101K/yr - $199K/yr
2+ years expMicrosoft is on a mission to build the next-generation distributed AI supercomputer. They are seeking passionate and innovative software engineers to design and build cutting-edge networking infrastructure that powers large-scale AI training.
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Responsibilities
Design, develop, and optimize networking solutions tailored for large-scale AI training infrastructure. Architect and implement high-performance, low-latency, and low-jitter communication frameworks for distributed systems
Benchmark, analyze, and enhance the scalability and reliability of networking systems to handle petabyte-scale data transfer
Debug and resolve complex networking issues in large-scale, high-performance environments
Drive identification of dependencies and the development of design documents for a product, application, service, or platform
Create, implement, optimize, debug, refactor, and reuse code to establish and improve performance and maintainability, effectiveness, and return on investment (ROI)
Act as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) and guides other engineers by developing and following the playbook, working on call to monitor system/product/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions, alerting stakeholders about status and initiates actions to restore system/product/service for simple and complex problems when appropriate
Proactively seek new knowledge and adapts to new AI trends, technical solutions, and patterns that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale
Qualification
Required
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++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience
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
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science OR related technical field AND 4+ 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 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience
1+ years experience with any of the following: High Performance Networking, InfiniBand, RoCE, CUDA
Benefits
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
Company
Microsoft
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