Senior Software Engineer

Microsoft is a leading technology company dedicated to empowering individuals and organizations. The Senior Software Engineer will lead the design, development, and validation of the Linux kernel for silicon and platform enablement initiatives, ensuring long-term stability and compatibility across hardware generations.

Responsibilities:

• Lead kernel integration and validation for new silicon platforms, from early board bring‑up through full feature enablement
• Architect and maintain the Maintenance OS (MOS) kernel, ensuring long‑term stability, security, and compatibility across multiple hardware generations
• Own the end‑to‑end lifecycle of GPU drivers (NVIDIA, amdgpu, ROCm), including: Integration of out‑of‑tree (OOT) kernel drivers DKMS packaging, build, and version‑tracking, Compatibility validation against kernel and firmware baselines
• Define and manage build and release pipelines for kernel RPMs, driver SRPMs, and signing workflows. Collaborate with hardware, platform, and firmware teams to validate kernel features tied to new silicon capabilities (PCIe, CXL, IOMMU, NUMA, etc.)
• Own spec files, RPM packaging, and associated CI/CD automation for kernel and driver deliverables
• Conduct deep‑dive debugging across the full stack — from kernel to device firmware — to resolve performance, stability, or bring‑up issues
• Drive engagement with upstream Linux communities to upstream or align kernel changes where feasible

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python + OR equivalent experience
• 2+ years experience in Kernel bring-up and platform enablement
• 1+ years experience in GPU driver development and integration
• 2+ years experience in C / C++ kernel-space programming, Git-based source management and release branching, RPM packaging, spec file authoring, and build automation
• 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
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science + OR related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, + OR Python + OR Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python + OR equivalent experience
• 1+ years experience with multi‑kernel maintenance (e.g., LTS, HWE, feature branches)
• 1+ years experience with MOFED/InfiniBand stacks and RDMA drivers
• 1+ years experience to containerized workloads and GPU virtualization