Senior Hardware Verification Engineer

Microsoft is building the fastest and most reliable networks for cloud computing and for emerging workloads such as Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML). Microsoft Azure is one of the largest public cloud platforms worldwide, providing a great channel for product impact that touches the lives of millions of users daily. Microsoft’s partnership with world leaders in AI technology provides unparalleled opportunities for innovation at the cutting edge of high-performance computing and networking.

Our team has delivered Azure Boost and we are now looking for talented hardware design and verification engineers to join our team, developing Azure’s next generation networking devices.

Microsoft’s innovative approach for hardware/software co-design leverages the flexibility and parallelism delivered by hardware to offload and accelerate many types of computations and functions of the Azure network. Our vertical work environment includes developing and deploying hardware, software drivers, and end to end features, and interaction with large software teams on important customer-facing applications.

Come join us and be challenged daily as you build advanced hardware/software acceleration solutions for some of the world’s largest datacenter networks. 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.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Please note: Relocation expenses will not be covered as part of this role

Required Qualifications:

• Technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field
• Experience with verification of hardware accelerators with System Verilog and UVM
• Extended experience in micro-architecture, logic design and/or verification of ASIC/FPGA designs.
• Ability to crisply articulate end goals and trade-off when faced with an engineering challenge that is not well defined.

Other Qualifications:

• 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.

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• Own the verification of complicated logic designs
• Define and implement efficient UVM-based verification environments and use them to verify+test digital designs.
• Test and debug your designs in simulation on hardware-based test platforms, and on large test clusters. All in order to reach cloud-scale quality.
• Implement coverage metrics.
• Work with software teams on development of drivers and applications.
• Deliver and deploy the products while weighing the various engineering constraints (e.g. performance, schedule, power, etc.).
• Deliver the product into cloud production environments and support it through its lifetime.