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The Senior Software Engineer joins the Azure Networking team to build intelligent automation and engineering infrastructure for the global cloud network. You will design, develop, and operate scalable software platforms and automation solutions for network qualification, testbeds, and device lifecycle management. Your daily work involves building services for device provisioning, firmware lifecycle management, telemetry collection, and health validation. You will specifically apply Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and AI agent technologies to improve troubleshooting, data analysis, and engineering productivity. The role requires proficiency in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python to develop reliable distributed systems with strong observability. You will solve complex networking problems by translating ambiguous requirements into software that validates new hardware and networking capabilities before production deployment.
What does a Software Engineer earn in Remote?
Median $208800 from 354 postings across 50 companies.
Design, develop, and operate scalable software and automation solutions for Azure network qualification.
Build tools to automate network device provisioning, configuration, firmware lifecycle management, and telemetry collection.
Develop AI-powered solutions and intelligent agents to improve test automation and root-cause analysis.
Create data-driven solutions using network telemetry and logs to identify issues and generate insights.
Design reliable distributed systems with strong observability, failure handling, and automated recovery.
Translate complex networking requirements into scalable software solutions for cross-functional teams.
Drive engineering quality through architecture reviews, code reviews, and automated testing.
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 (or equivalent experience).
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.
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).
1+ years of software engineer experience with AI/agent experience, distributed/cloud systems, and networking/automation knowledge (preferred).
Java
Python
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C++
C#
Kubernetes
Docker
RESTful APIs
CI/CD
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