Senior Software Engineer - Networking

3 Days ago • 4-8 Years • Network Engineering

Job Summary

Job Description

This Senior Software Engineer role focuses on designing, operating, and maintaining Microsoft's global datacenter networking platform. The role involves architecting and implementing solutions in a hybrid environment combining MPLS VPN and cloud networking. Responsibilities include collaborating with internal and external teams, ensuring SLAs are met, enhancing network resilience, performance and security, developing automation tools, and troubleshooting complex issues. The ideal candidate possesses extensive experience in large-scale data center networks, proficiency in BGP, MPLS VPN, and cloud technologies (Express Route, Load Balancers), and strong programming skills (Python, C#, PowerShell).
Must have:
  • 4+ years experience in large-scale data center networks
  • Proficient in BGP, MPLS VPN, and cloud technologies
  • Strong programming skills (Python, C#, PowerShell)
  • Experience with network design, development, and automation
  • Develop reliable, scalable, high-performance network designs
Good to have:
  • Master's Degree in related field
  • 7+ years of network concepts knowledge
  • Experience deploying and troubleshooting cloud network technologies
  • Experience working with diverse global partners
Perks:
  • Flexible hours
  • Remote work

Job Details

Overview

Are you interested in designing and operating sophisticated network solutions? Microsoft RTB platform is transitioning to a hybrid environment of MPLS VPN based Global On-Prem Network and Cloud Networking. We have an MPLS traffic engineered global backbone with 100 Gigabit private connections between our On-Prem data centers and cloud network. We collaborate across multiple divisions of Microsoft to develop and implement unique network solutions.

As a Software Engineer specializing in Datacenter Networking, you will architect, design, maintain and operate the global datacenter networking platform. You will collaborate with internal and external teams, as well as industry partners, to ensure that customer and business requirements are met while upholding our Service Level Agreements (SLAs). This role provides an opportunity for you to leverage and expand your expertise in large-scale networking while driving the effort to enhance the resilience, performance and security of our networking solutions. This opportunity allows flexible hours and remote work.

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.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:
  • 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++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
    • OR equivalent experience.
  • 4+ years technical experience in building or managing large-scale data center networks, in network design, development, and automation

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
    • OR related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
    • OR Master's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Networking, Information Security, or a related field AND 3+ years technical experience in network design, development, and automation.
  • 7+ years of knowledge and understanding of network concepts.
  • Proficient in BGP, MPLS VPN, Anycast routing, VLAN/Spanning Tree, TCP/IP, DNS(Domain Name Services), network security and virtualization core technologies based on hands-on experience.
  • 5+ years of experience working with other teams and services to design and implement secure network architectures.
  • 3+ years of experience deploying and troubleshooting key cloud network technologies: Express Route, Load balancer, Application load balancers, Firewall.
  • Solid background in programming and a passion for developing innovative automated solutions. Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Bash, PowerShell and C#.
  • Able to work cross-functionally in a global organization with diverse partners in different time zones.
  • Able to turn incomplete, conflicting, or ambiguous inputs into solid plans.
  • Experienced with monitoring techniques, tools, alerting, and notification processes.

 

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Responsibilities

  • You will develop reliable, scalable, and high-performance, network designs and produce design documents and implementation plans for networking solutions.
  • You will partner with Engineering and Program Management teams to understand customer, business, and technical requirements to propose network designs or modifications to architecture; participation in architecture reviews to ensure designs and modifications meet all functional, performance, scale, and compliance requirements.
  • You will offer modification and improvements to network technologies based on existing and emerging industry knowledge to contribute to the design, implementation, and operation of reliable, scalable, and high-performance networks. You analyze traffic patterns across complete network infrastructures to identify needs to modify capacity.
  • You will continuously review the network architecture to identify risks and determine improvements as well as measures to ensure highest network security.
  • You will operate networking solutions with the highest quality bar and invest in developing and deploying robust automation tools that increase engineering efficiency, minimize operational burden, and reduce human errors, while optimizing the utilization of infrastructure and resources.
  • You will define telemetry analytics and quality metrics to drive new data collection instrumentation that can improve the detection and troubleshooting of problems.
  • You will troubleshoot and repair complex multi-layer incident issues.

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