Research Software Engineer Azure Research Systems

@ Microsoft

Overview

The Research Software Engineer Azure Research Systems role at Microsoft is embedded in Azure to push the limits of software systems for cloud platforms, focusing on improving cloud infrastructure efficiency across hardware and software stacks.

Responsibilities

You will collaborate with research, production, and business teams to:

• Create innovative research prototypes and transform guidelines into concrete architectures.
• Build and deploy large-scale production systems and integrate cutting-edge research.
• Publish research findings and present at conferences and workshops.
• Stay current with research techniques and support cloud infrastructure improvements.
• Mentor interns and new team members as you grow in your career.

Qualifications

Required qualifications include a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field and technical experience in programming languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, Rust, or Python, along with research experience in areas like datacenter architecture or generative AI infrastructure.

Preferred Qualifications

Additional preferred qualifications include higher levels of technical experience, expertise in power and performance management, large-scale distributed systems, and cloud infrastructure reliability.

Compensation & Benefits

The typical base pay range is USD 100,600 - 199,000 per year in the U.S., with specific ranges for the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan regions. Additional benefits and compensation details are available via Microsoft’s career page.

Key skills/competency

• Cloud Infrastructure
• Research
• Software Engineering
• Distributed Systems
• Prototyping
• Mentoring
• System Architecture
• Efficiency
• Programming
• Collaboration