Senior Silicon Engineer

Senior Silicon Engineer | Microsoft Careers Skip to main content Microsoft Careers Careers Careers Search Search jobs Sign in Single PositionView All JobsSenior Silicon EngineerUnited States, California, Santa ClaraApply nowAdd to cartFind out how well you match with this jobUpload your resumeJob descriptionCompany and benefitsJob number200043510Date postedJul 16, 2026Work site3 days / week in-officeTravelLess than 25%ProfessionHardware EngineeringDisciplineSilicon EngineeringRole typeIndividual ContributorEmployment typeFull-TimeOverviewMicrosoft 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. Are you seeking an opportunity to work on delivering silicon solutions that have a planet-scale impact? The Data Processing Unit (DPU) team within the Azure Hardware Systems & Infrastructure group is seeking a Senior Silicon Engineer. You will join our front-end silicon team and be responsible for delivering cutting-edge, high performance, low power, scalable and programmable DPU silicon.  #azurehwjobs#SCHIEResponsibilitiesAs a Senior Silicon Engineer in the data processing unit team you will be designing modules to solve complex problems in a datacenter for the DPU silicon. You will interact with the software team to co-develop programmable silicon implementation, microarchitecture and work with design verification and physical design teams on delivering a quality module. The vast breadth of domains required to build our DPU silicon gives the opportunity to experience different areas of expertise. Solve complex engineering problems utilizing your experience.QualificationsRequired QualificationsDoctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 1+ year(s) technical engineering experience OR Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 5+ years technical engineering experienceOR equivalent experience. Other RequirementsAbility 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.This role will requires access to information that is controlled for export under export control regulations, potentially under the U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations or Export Administration Regulations, the EU Dual Use Regulation, and/or other export control regulations.  As a condition of employment, the candidate will be required to provide either proof of their country of citizenship or proof of their US. residency or other protected status (e.g., under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) for assessment of eligibility to access the export-controlled information. To meet this legal requirement, and as a condition of employment, the candidate’s citizenship will be verified with a valid passport. Lawful permanent residents,...