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The Software for Open Networking in the Cloud (SONiC) team owns the software that runs on network switches and routers and is responsible for defining switch requirements, contributing to hardware and software design, integrating the Linux kernel for switch platforms, and supporting those platforms in production. As a Software Engineer II within our Embedded Networking Team, you will work on next‑generation switch platforms, including support for switches operating at 400G, 800G, and 1.6T per second, as well as optical transceiver technologies including Co‑Packaged Optics (CPO), Linear Pluggable Optics (LPO), and Linear Receive Optics (LRO).
Job Responsibility:
Design and implement platform services for programming, monitoring, and controlling high speed transceivers/optics, Smart-cable
Design and implement kernel device drivers and platform services.
Own workstreams focused on hardware bringup, port bringup, platform services bringup, and lead the cross-functional effort for validation of new switches.
Debug complex, system-level, multi-component issues that typically span across multiple layers from Kernel, and user-mode applications.
Develop robust unit test framework to test newly added functionality or hardware capability.
Work with network engineers to support Azure production network as a DRI
Requirements:
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 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.
Nice to have:
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++, Rust
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++, Rust
OR equivalent experience.
2+ year of hardware OR embedded system development experience.