Microsoft Silicon, Cloud Hardware, and Infrastructure Engineering (SCHIE) is the team behind Microsoft’s expanding Cloud Infrastructure and responsible for powering Microsoft’s “Intelligent Cloud” mission. SCHIE delivers the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's over 200 online businesses including Bing, MSN, Office 365, Xbox Live, Teams, OneDrive, and the Microsoft Azure platform globally with our server and data center infrastructure, security and compliance, operations, globalization, and manageability solutions. Our focus is on smart growth, high efficiency, and delivering a trusted experience to customers and partners worldwide and we are looking for passionate engineers to help achieve that mission. As Microsoft's cloud business continues to grow the ability to deploy new offerings and hardware infrastructure on time, in high volume with high quality and lowest cost is of paramount importance. To achieve this goal, the **Cloud Compute Development Organization** (CCDO) team is instrumental in defining and delivering silicon solutions for the Cobalt program through hardware manufacturing, improving the planning process, quality, delivery, scale and sustainability related to Microsoft cloud hardware. CCDO is at the forefront of innovation and application of AI to silicon development workflows. We are looking for seasoned engineers with a dedicated passion for customer focused solutions, insight and industry knowledge to envision and implement future technical solutions that will manage and optimize the Cloud infrastructure. We are looking for an **Individual contributor** to join the team. **Responsibilities** + Lead performance verification strategy and execution for server-class SOC's in a multi-die simulation environment. + Collaborate with SoC/IP architects to define performance limits and resolve debug issues. + Develop and manage test plans, model strategies, and infrastructure across various flows including DV, power, and performance. + Coordinate with cross-functional stakeholders to manage dependencies, schedules, and deliverables. + Drive automation for regression management, post-processing, and streamlined execution. + Resolve infrastructure challenges to ensure high-quality, single-step production readiness. + Contribute to technical readiness studies for new server product proposals and silicon lifecycle planning. + Architect reusable verification environments and system-level use cases for performance validation. + Make use of and contribute to industry-leading Generative AI verification tools and flows + Deploy project planning methodologies and define verification strategies, resource allocation, and risk mitigation plans + Demonstrate Microsoft core values: Customer Focus, Adaptability, Collaboration, Growth Mindset, Drive for Results, Influence for Impact, Judgement, and Diversity & Inclusion  **Qualifications** Required Qualification + 10+ years in ASIC verification, with deep expertise in performance validation across IP, subsystem, and SoC levels. + Strong background in SystemVerilog, UVM, and simulation tools. + Strong C and C++ Coding skills + Experience with server-class SoCs, including Intel and ARM architectures. + Familiarity with protocols such as PCIe, DDR, AXI, CHI and CXL. + Proven track record in leading verification teams and delivering high-quality silicon. + Strong analytical and debugging skills, with experience in correlating RTL vs C-model performance. Preferred Qualification + Experience in one or more of the following: coherency, caches, fabrics, reset, power management, design for debug (DFD), Double Data Rate (DDR) controllers,and PH, virtualization, interrupts, security, Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe), Compute Express Link (CXL), Universal Serial Bus (USB), low speed IOs (SPI, I3C, etc.), AXI/CHI protocol bridges or other complex IP/blocks or subsystems  + Hands-on technical leadership experience such as creating bottom’s up schedules, coordinating work across a team, driving verification closure, or solving cross-team technical problems  + Experience with verification for multiple product cycles from definition to silicon, including writing test plans, developing tests, debugging failures and coverage signoff  + Experience in creating, maintaining, or integrating test benches, checkers and stimulus using System Verilog Test Bench (SVTB), Universal Verification Methodology (UVM), Formal Verification and/or C  + Experience in automating verification processes using Python or another scripting language  + Publications or presentations in industry forums (e.g., SNUG, User2User). + Experience with AI-based verification technologies . 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. Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, 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. 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