Senior Hardware Engineer

Microsoft

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Work type: Remote
Location: Remote
Salary: $119,800–$234,700 / yr
Posted: 11 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Closes: Apr 14, 2027

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Microsoft Corporation is a global technology leader producing software, hardware, and cloud services including Windows, Office 365, Azure cloud platform, Xbox gaming, and Surface devices. Industry: Software & Cloud Computing

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Senior Hardware Engineer The Senior Hardware Engineer joins the Azure Boost Storage Acceleration Hardware team to design and deploy accelerated storage services. This role involves designing and coding RTL modules, overseeing hardware architecture analysis, and performing rigorous hardware-based testing, debugging, and verification. The engineer will optimize designs to enhance bandwidth, latency, and IOPS using hardware-first protocols like Non-Volatile Memory Express. Key technical requirements include proficiency in Verilog and SystemVerilog, scripting, and basic software development. The position also requires applying Agile methodologies, including code reviews and sprint planning, while handling DevOps responsibilities for production issues. The work focuses on solving performance and efficiency problems within a hyperscale public cloud environment by developing customized hardware for storage acceleration.

Skills

Verilog SystemVerilog RTL NVMe Hardware Architecture Digital Design Agile DevOps Scripting Timing Closure DPU

What you'll do

Design, propose, and oversee the analysis and evaluation of hardware architectures.
Design and code RTL modules using Verilog and SystemVerilog.
Simulate and perform hardware-based testing, debugging, and verification.
Develop scripts and basic software to support hardware design.
Manage DevOps tasks and provide on-call support to resolve production customer issues.
Optimize hardware designs to enhance IOPS, bandwidth, latency, and overhead.
Deploy accelerated storage services using hardware-first protocols like NVMe.

What we're looking for

Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years technical engineering experience.
Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 5+ years technical engineering experience.
Equivalent experience to the required degrees and years of experience.
Ability to pass Microsoft Cloud Background Check and other government security screenings.
Design and code RTL modules written in Verilog/SystemVerilog.
Simulate and perform hardware-based testing, debug, and verification.
Scripting and basic software development in support of hardware design.
Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years technical engineering experience (preferred).

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