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About the Role

The Surface Software organization is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to develop next-generation platform software, diagnostics, telemetry, power, and performance solutions for Microsoft devices. This role involves designing and developing software, services, and tools to enhance system performance, power efficiency, reliability, and customer experience by collaborating across hardware, firmware, and Windows ecosystems.

Responsibilities

Lead architecture discussions and develop complex design specifications, ensuring system design meets performance, resiliency, security, and compliance standards.
Continuously update skills, share knowledge, and drive adherence to engineering practices across security, scalability, performance, and accessibility.
Integrate logging and telemetry for system monitoring, security investigation, and continuous improvement, considering privacy implications.
Proactively use debugging, logging, and telemetry to prevent and investigate issues, applying root cause analysis and remediation.
Utilize AI tools responsibly across the software development lifecycle, improving processes and driving AI-enabled development practices.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python, OR equivalent experience.
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements.
Must pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Skills

C
C++
C#
Java
JavaScript
Python
Rust
Software architecture
Distributed systems
System design
Debugging
Windows platform software development
Driver development
Firmware interface development
Device management solutions
Power management
Performance optimization
Telemetry
Diagnostics
System validation
Working with hardware vendors
Working with silicon partners
Working with OEM ecosystems
Reliability engineering
Observability platforms
Production service operations

Location

U.S.

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Senior
4+ years technical engineering experience
5+ years of professional software engineering experience developing production software

Education Level

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field

Salary/Compensations

USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year (U.S. typical base pay range)
USD $160,200 - $261,000 per year (San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area)

Benefits

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.

About the Company

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.
Employees come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize shared goals.
We build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Equal Opportunity

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances.
If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.