• Work to improve open-source cloud technologies and external projects built on top of those technologies 
• Interface with stakeholders and advise on the best use of open-source technologies 
• Be a liaison between stakeholders and upstream projects with the goal of getting changes upstreamed 
• Participate in product engineering 
• Review and document code changes 
• Stay current on the cloud infrastructure technology landscape 
• Work closely with the rest of the Microsoft Kinvolk team; communicating across internal and external projects 
• Represent Microsoft at community events 

Qualifications

Required 

• Understanding of Linux, Kubernetes and distributed systems 
• Experience working on active open-source projects 
• Experience leading teams of software engineers 
• Ability to listen to stakeholders and customers and distill that input into actionable tasks and recommendations 
• Experience in Go or proven ability to pick up new languages 
• Ability to work independently 
• Good at communicating technical issues and requirements 
• Good written and spoken English 
• Basic knowledge of eBPF 

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. 

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