Microsoft’s Silicon, Cloud Hardware, and Infrastructure Engineering (SCHIE) organization is the backbone of our expanding cloud infrastructure, powering the company’s “Intelligent Cloud” vision. SCHIE delivers the foundational technologies and infrastructure that support over 200 Microsoft services—including Azure, Office 365, Xbox Live, Teams, OneDrive, Bing, and more. From data center architecture to security, compliance, and global operations, SCHIE is committed to smart growth, high efficiency, and delivering trusted experience to customers and partners worldwide.

As part of this mission, the Azure Software/Firmware Center of Excellence is seeking passionate engineers to join the System Software Engineering Team. This team plays a critical role in enabling innovative hardware solutions through robust, performant, and scalable system software. We are looking for engineers who are excited to work at the intersection of software and firmware, and who thrive in solving complex challenges that directly impact the performance and reliability of Azure’s infrastructure.

In this role, you will:

Develop and optimize device drivers and software services that interact with the device on both Windows and Linux platforms.Collaborate with silicon, hardware, and platform teams to bring up new hardware and ensure seamless integration.Leverage AI and automation to improve development workflows, fleet management, and quality assurance.Provide technical leadership and contribute to engineering excellence across the organization.

If you’re passionate about systems programming, hardware-software co-design, and building the future of cloud infrastructure, we invite you to join us in SCHIE and help shape the next generation of Microsoft’s cloud platform.