Microsoft · 2 hours ago
Cloud Network Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$84K/yr - $165K/yr
2+ years expMicrosoft is on a mission to build the next-generation distributed AI supercomputer, enabling breakthroughs in artificial intelligence. The Cloud Network Engineer will contribute to the development and operation of advanced networking systems that support AI model training and deployment in the cloud, focusing on high-performance networking infrastructure.
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Responsibilities
As a Cloud Network Engineer, you will own deployment, and operational excellence of high-performance physical networking systems that underpin large-scale AI and high-performance computing (HPC) environments
Network Deployment: Support the deployment of high-throughput, low-latency network topologies (e.g., Clos, FatTree) using technologies such as InfiniBand and Ethernet
Operational Support: Monitor network health, respond to incidents, perform root-cause analysis, and contribute to improvements in availability and observability
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with hardware engineering, data center operations, and software-defined networking teams to integrate physical and logical network layers
Documentation & Standards: Maintain documentation for network designs, cabling standards, and deployment procedures. Participate in design reviews and ensure alignment with safety and compliance standards
Innovation & Research: Stay informed about advancements in optical networking, high-speed interconnects, and AI/HPC fabric technologies. Evaluate emerging solutions to improve scalability and performance
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field + OR equivalent experience
Experience designing, deploying, and supporting data center and backbone networks for distributed computing platforms
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
Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 2+ years technical experience in network design, development, and automation OR equivalent experience
Proficient understanding of Routing Protocols including BGP, MPLS and tunneling techniques including VxLAN/EVPN
Experience with telemetry and observability tools for monitoring physical network health, link performance, and congestion at scale
Background in building scalable, fault-tolerant physical networks for distributed computing environments (e.g., AI/ML clusters, HPC systems)
Proficiency in Linux-based systems, including kernel-level networking, interface tuning, and low-level debugging of physical network issues
Company
Microsoft
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