12 hours ago
Remote, United StatesMid Level
H1B sponsor
Base Salary
$102k - $219k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain Microsoft’s custom Linux OS platform for reliability, performance, and security at hyperscale.
- Monitor and troubleshoot OS health, performance, and deployment issues across the machine fleet.
- Submit and review code changes for operating system components.
- Integrate next-generation Linux OS technologies and enable new datacenter hardware.
- Collaborate with open-source communities to develop required features.
- Build expertise in Linux internals, system software, and cloud infrastructure.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field and 2+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in C, C++, Rust, or Python, or equivalent experience.
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and government security screening requirements, including the Microsoft Cloud Background Check.
- Preferred qualifications include a master’s degree with 3+ years of experience, or a bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of experience, or equivalent experience.
- At least 1 year of experience in Linux systems programming.
- At least 1 year of experience with systemd, portable services, and/or container runtimes.
- At least 1 year of experience contributing to open-source projects, especially in the Linux ecosystem, with debugging skills using tools such as strace, perf, or gdb.
- At least 1 year of experience with large-scale distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, or hyperscale datacenter environments.
About Microsoft
Microsoft develops operating systems, productivity software, cloud services, developer tools, and consumer devices for individuals, enterprises, and governments. Its main products include Windows, Microsoft 365, Azure, Visual Studio/GitHub, Xbox, and LinkedIn; revenue comes from software subscriptions and licenses, cloud consumption, hardware sales, and advertising. Founded in 1975 and headquartered in Redmond, Washington, Microsoft is a public company traded on Nasdaq.