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Posted date: Oct 29, 2024
There have been 2 jobs posted with the title of Senior Power to Perf Efficiency Improvement Architect all time at Microsoft.Category: Hardware Engineering
Location: Redmond, WA
Estimated salary: $183,700
Range: $117,200 - $250,200
Employment type: Full-Time
Travel amount: 25.0%
Work location type: Up to 100% work from home
Role: Individual Contributor
Description
Do you want to be at the forefront of innovating the latest hardware designs to propel Microsoft’s cloud growth? Are you seeking a unique career opportunity that combines both technical capabilities, cross team collaboration, with business insight and strategy?Join our Strategic Planning and Architecture (SPARC) team within Microsoft’s Azure Hardware Systems & Infrastructure (AHSI) organization and be a part of the organization behind Microsoft’s expanding Cloud Infrastructure and responsible for powering Microsoft’s “Intelligent Cloud” mission.
Microsoft delivers more than 200 online services to more than one billion individuals worldwide, and AHSI is the team behind our expanding cloud infrastructure. We deliver the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's cloud businesses including Microsoft Azure, Bing, MSN, Office 365, OneDrive, Skype, Teams and Xbox Live.
The SPARC organization manages Azure’s hardware roadmap from architecture concept through production for all of Microsoft’s current and future on-line services. This role is for a Senior Power to Perf Efficiency Improvement Architect with a background in CPU/GPU SOC architectures, performance efficiency improvement modes, and general SOC/platform hardware design.
The candidate should have solid skills in the areas of power management, performance analysis, and being able to experiment by changing (HW, FW [eg.BIOS] or SW [eg. drivers]) to prove the ideas/solutions and by running necessary workloads to show the subsequent perf-to-pwr improvements. The successful candidate should have experience with some or all of the following: CPU/GPU architectures, PCIe architecture and cloud system/platform architecture.
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. In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.
Perform & Analyze power & performance efficiency evaluation on CPUs & GPUs. Evaluate pros/cons of different Linux and/or Windows power management schemes in server workload contexts. Run benchmarks and evaluate performance for various power efficiency knobs. Provide and prove solutions by working with a wide-stakeholders across SOC, platform, FW, OS and services teams. Ability to work with open ended problem statements or figuring out the problem statement from large data set of fleet telemetry. Embody our culture and values.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications7+ years of technical engineering experienceOR Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering,
Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 5+ years of technical
engineering experienceOR Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering,
Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years of technical
engineering experienceOR Doctorate degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering,
Mechanical Engineering, or related field.5+ years of professional experience of doing power/perf analysis of CPU, GPU or server/client platforms.
Other Requirements
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.
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor's /Master's /PhD in Computer Science/Engineering and/or equivalent industry experience. Understanding of SOC architecture of CPU & GPUs with focus on power efficiency. Understanding of CPU/GPU system architectures is plus. Demonstrated ability to debug complex post-silicon issues. Open to learn newer areas. Problem-solving, debugging and troubleshooting skills, advanced design and development skills
Hardware Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $117,200 - $229,200 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $153,600 - $250,200 per year.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
Microsoft will accept applications for the role until November 3, 2024.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.
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