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Posted date: Feb 05, 2026
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Category: Software Engineering
Location: Multiple Locations, Multiple Locations
Estimated salary: $158,000
Range: $100,600 - $215,400
Employment type: Full-Time
Work location type: 0 days / week in-office – remote
Role: Individual Contributor
Description
OverviewJoin the Azure Platform Performance team as a Software Engineer to help improve Azure Boost performance and deliver faster, more consistent VM/BareMetal experiences across Azure. Azure Boost is Microsoft’s cutting‑edge hardware/software offload system that moves key virtualization work (networking, storage, host management) from the host OS onto purpose‑built components. In this role, you will contribute to system performance improvements, drive diagnostics across the VM/host stack, and grow your technical influence by partnering across teams to turn performance data into measurable customer impact.
Responsibilities
Contribute to improving performance and consistency, reduce resource usage across the stack on Azure Boost-enabled infrastructurePerform deep-dive investigations for top performance issues, identify root causes, implement fixes and perform validations.Add and/or improve performance instrumentation and tooling for end-to-end diagnostics.Share findings clearly with partner teams and technical audiences.Support Linux‑related performance investigations and contribute expertise during escalations.Collaborate effectively across teams to drive improvements. Collaborate effectively across teams to drive improvements.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C,and C++, OR equivalent experience.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
Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, and C++.OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, and C++.OR equivalent experience.2+ years of experience developing code for system level for Linux.2+ years of experience with debugging, performance triage, and root‑cause analysis.1+ years of working on OS concepts in areas not limited to storage and systems, computer networking, cloud computing.1+ years of experience with Linux performance analysis and profiling tools.#azurecorejobs
Software Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $100,600 - $199,000 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 $131,400 - $215,400 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
This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.
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