Principal Software Engineer- Linux @ Microsoft

Our team plays a key leadership role in Azure by driving Linux and open source technologies, solutions and strategy. In this role, you will work closely with both internal and external customers, coordinate design and coding across multiple live projects, and partner with independent teams in disparate geographic locations.

You will work closely with the upstream Linux community, and others, representing Microsoft as a strong community partner and contributor. You will be working on research and development in cutting edge accelerations and optimizations to power future public and private clouds. You will define and push the limits of innovative technologies -- working with the latest hardware, the largest servers, and even larger datacenters.

12+ years of software development experience

• Strong experience in building Linux Distro, Containers, Cloud technologies in Linux at scale.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with external teams (open source, standards, and/or partners)
• Strong aptitude in architecting, designing, developing, debugging, and validating excellent products
• Passionate about partnering with customers
• Passionate about quality and engineering excellence
• Technical expertise and contributions to one or more of the following:
• Linux system performance analyzing and tuning
• Non-Linux operating system kernel engineering
• Open source maintainership or other leadership roles
• Technical passion, terrific problem-solving skills, and the ability to work independently