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The Senior Software Engineer joins the Linux Infrastructure team to support Azure Front Door, a global edge network providing application delivery, security, and load management. In this role, you will independently drive complex initiatives from conception to production, building and operating the foundational Linux platform and Kubernetes infrastructure for a globally distributed fleet. Your daily responsibilities include scoping, designing, and deploying infrastructure capabilities, optimizing system performance, and investigating production issues using logs, telemetry, and distributed tracing. You will integrate advancements in networking, hardware acceleration, and operating systems while developing automation tools to improve operational excellence. The role requires proficiency in coding languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python to solve difficult system-level problems and ensure high reliability for critical workloads.
What does a Software Engineer earn in Remote?
Median $208800 from 354 postings across 50 companies.
Scope, design, implement, validate, and deploy Linux infrastructure capabilities from requirements through production.
Build and operate Linux, Kubernetes, and fleet management platforms for globally distributed edge infrastructure.
Optimize platform performance, reliability, scalability, and security through software engineering and automation.
Investigate production issues using logs and telemetry to implement durable solutions that reduce incident recurrence.
Integrate advancements in networking, hardware acceleration, and operating systems into the existing platform.
Design infrastructure with observability, resiliency, security, and compliance as core engineering principles.
Develop tools and automation to improve productivity and platform quality while providing technical guidance to other engineers.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 4+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages like C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 6+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages like C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python (preferred).
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 8+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages like C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python (preferred).
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements.
Ability to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire and every two years thereafter.
Experience building and operating Linux, Kubernetes, and fleet management platforms for globally distributed edge infrastructure.
Experience with systems-level optimization, networking, hardware acceleration, and operating system lifecycle management.
Experience investigating production issues using logs, telemetry, diagnostics, and distributed tracing.
SONiC
C
C++
Python
Linux
CI/CD
Docker
Kubernetes
Networking Protocols
L2
L3
Switching
Routing
Telemetry
Drivers
SDKs
Distributed Systems
Embedded Systems
Azure
Distributed Systems
C#
Python
C++
Java
JavaScript
C
Kubernetes
AWS
Cloud Platform
Telemetry
Monitoring
Source Control
Automated Testing
platform-engineering