Principal Hardware Architect

Описание

Microsoft is building the fastest and most reliable networks for AI and cloud data centers. Our team has delivered Azure Boost to production through 2 generations and we are now looking for talented hardware design engineers to join our team, developing Azure’s next generation networking ASICs. Microsoft’s innovative approach for hardware/software co-design leverages custom-designed hardware to offload and accelerate many types of computations and functions of the Azure network. Our vertical work environment offers an unparalleled opportunity to define end-to-end features, implement & test them, participate in their deployment in the cloud, and see your work used on a global scale! Come join us and be challenged daily as you build advanced hardware/software acceleration solutions for some of the world’s largest datacenter networks and AI supercomputers. This is a great opportunity to join a team that has built some of the largest scale cloud systems ever deployed and learn from the very best.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive architecture and microarchitecture of Azure’s next-generation networking devices and features within them
• Serve as a source of knowledge and information for hardware design, verification and software engineers
• Own cross-unit hardware architecture and HW/SW interfaces, balancing system requirements, functionality, performance, cost, reliability, and implementation complexity
• Provide technical leadership across design, verification, performance, software, and physical design teams
• Drive complex system-level debug, silicon bring-up, and deployment to cloud production
• Mentor engineers and influence the technical direction of future products

Requirements

• 10+ years demonstrated experience in ASIC design, verification, and/or architecture, preferably in the networking world
• BSc/MSc/PhD in Electrical or Computer Engineering from a major university
• Proven background in hardware architecture, operating systems, I/O devices, networking
• Proven experience delivering complex ASIC features from architecture to silicon deployed at scale
• Proven analytical, problem-solving, and cross-team technical leadership skills
• Proven communication skills in English
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role