Microsoft Azure is seeking a Senior Hardware Engineer to join their Boost Storage Acceleration Hardware team, focusing on building the world's fastest public cloud. This role involves micro-architecture and hardware module design, working with NVMe protocols and optimizing storage performance metrics. The position offers a unique opportunity to see RTL code reach production within weeks, rather than the typical months or years in hardware development.
The role requires extensive experience in hardware engineering, particularly with FPGAs and System Verilog. You'll be working on cutting-edge cloud storage technology, designing and implementing hardware solutions that directly impact millions of users worldwide. The position combines hardware expertise with cloud computing, offering opportunities to innovate across the entire computing stack.
As part of Microsoft's Azure team, you'll contribute to building and maintaining one of the world's largest cloud infrastructures. The hybrid work environment (up to 50% work from home) offers flexibility, and the position includes comprehensive benefits such as industry-leading healthcare, educational resources, and parental leave.
The ideal candidate will have 7+ years of technical engineering experience, with deep knowledge of FPGA programming, hardware verification, and cloud applications. This is an excellent opportunity for someone passionate about hardware engineering who wants to make a significant impact on cloud computing infrastructure at a global scale.
Microsoft's culture emphasizes growth mindset, innovation, and collaboration, making it an ideal environment for engineers who want to push the boundaries of what's possible in cloud hardware acceleration.