Microsoft Silicon, Cloud Hardware, and Infrastructure Engineering (SCHIE) is the team behind Microsoft’s expanding Cloud Infrastructure and responsible for powering Microsoft’s “Intelligent Cloud” mission. SCHIE delivers the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's over 200 online businesses including Bing, MSN, Office 365, Xbox Live, Teams, OneDrive, and the Microsoft Azure platform globally with our server and data center infrastructure, security and compliance, operations, globalization, and manageability solutions. Our focus is on smart growth, high efficiency, and delivering trusted experience to customers and partners worldwide and we are looking for passionate, high-energy engineers to help achieve that mission.

The Data Processing Unit (DPU) team brings together state-of-the-art software and hardware expertise to create a highly programmable and high-performance ASIC with the capability to efficiently handle large data streams. Thanks to its integrated design, this solution empowers teams to operate with increased agility and deliver significantly superior performance compared to CPU-based alternatives.

We are looking for a Principal Manager- Core Networking, in this role you will partner closely with other highly experienced and deeply technical engineers, managers, senior leaders to plan and deliver the DPU’s integration with the broader Azure ecosystem and drive the evolution of the system forward. You will also provide guidance and management for less-experienced team members, fostering growth while ensuring alignment with the broader Azure ecosystem and technical strategies while enabling the operationalization of the DPU’s networking workflows.

• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders and DPU development team to execute and deliver Microsoft DPU’s Core networking for all applicable Azure use cases

• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders and DPU architects to define features required for next generation solution

• Technical leadership in DPU networking, provisioning, and Azure platform integration
• Operational ownership of cloud‑scale networking workflows for specialized hardware (DPUs)
• Coach and mentor engineers, provide technical guidance and performance feedback, and foster a culture of ownership, high standards, and continuous learning. ​
• Lead the design and delivery of world-class experiences for a new cloud infrastructure, with emphasis on scale, reliability, and performance.
• Drive Engineering Excellence:
  • Establish best practices for code quality, performance, and security.
  • Lead design reviews and influence cross-team technical decisions.
  • Embrace AI-first development lifecycle

Required/minimum qualifications

• Bachelor'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.

Other Qualifications

• 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

• 4+ years of experience managing high performing team of engineers

• 4+ years leading engineering development teams
• 4+ years’ experience working on networking projects, such as smart NIC or networking switch/router

• Experience operationalizing workflows around networking at scale in large datacenter deployments

• Deep understanding of Layer2-4 networking at host networking and switch/router software stack
• Proven ability to collaborate with other technical experts on complex, mission-critical initiatives, balancing strategic direction with respect to deep technical expertise.

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Software Engineering M5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $139,900 - $274,800 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 $188,000 - $304,200 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.

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