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We are building new systems to optimize the millions of server nodes underlying the Microsoft Azure cloud. You will be part of a dynamic and collaborative team chartered to understand and improve how hardware and software ingredients come together to form our Azure virtual machine (VM) products. Our work includes optimizing fleet performance, benchmark construction, competitive comparisons, working with customers, influencing platform designs, and developing analysis methods that leverage AI.

As a Performance Infrastructure Developer, you will create tests and automation to analyze the performance of Virtual Machines (VM) and the underlying Azure servers that host them. The data you gather will answer multi-billion dollar questions, influencing how we provision servers, create VM products, and delight our customers… all while operating reliably and predictably at massive scale. You'll get deep into the virtualized cloud implementation and operate at the hardware/software boundary. You should be an excellent coder, comfortable in multiple languages and scripting, and have a passion for working close to the hardware, firmware, and system software. If you love data, experimentation, analysis, and data-driven decision-making, this role is for you!

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.

Responsibilities

• Create software tests for Virtual Machine (VM) and server performance analysis, plus the infrastructure to deploy them at scale within a cloud environment.

• Conduct experiments to assess performance and discover anomalies, including through application of machine learning techniques.

• Monitor experimental progress within testing frameworks, responding to interruptions and missing data as needed.

• Investigate the root-causes of anomalies, venturing across all layers of the stack as needed.

• Clearly communicate the results of experiments and investigations in report documents.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field

• 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:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field AND technical engineering experience

• OR equivalent experience.

• Experience with

• Low-level programming in C, C++, and/or assembly.

• Scripting in Python, bash, PowerShell, or similar language.

• Exposure to

• Fundamentals of computer architecture, including pipelining, cache memories, out-of-order execution, and virtual memory.

• Compiler and operating system basics in Windows and/or Linux environments.

• Performance monitoring tools and analysis methods (e.g. V-Tune, Linux perf).

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