Senior Software Engineer
Microsoft
In Core OS, we are responsible for the Operating Systems that power Azure, Microsoft's Linux OS, the platforms for Windows Client and Xbox, and our Windows Server ecosystem – through all of these, we support every one of our cloud businesses and billions of customers around the world. In this era of ubiquitous computing, systems software excellence has never been more important for Microsoft. High quality, high-efficiency operating systems and platform components underpin everything we do as a company, from making our systems more reliable for our customers, to increasing our competitiveness by reducing cost of goods sold (COGS), to delivering new features and capabilities to delight customers – that’s all us!
Responsibilities
- Design and implement scalable solutions in the virtualization management stack.
- Improve system performance and reliability through deep analysis and optimization.
- Collaborate with partner teams to integrate new features and ensure end-to-end scalability.
- Contribute to architectural decisions and long-term technical strategy.
- Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and cross-team initiatives.
- Investigate and resolve complex issues in production and development environments.
- Drive deep technical impact across Microsoft’s virtualization platform.
- Collaborate with top engineers across Azure and Windows.
- Grow your expertise in systems programming, performance tuning, and distributed systems.
Qualifications
- 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++, or Rust
- OR equivalent experience.
- 1+ year experience building operating system features, virtualization features, or device drivers
- Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
- 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++, or Rust
- OR 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++ or Rust OR equivalent experience.
- 4+ years of systems software development experience using C, C++ or Rust.
- Experience with operating systems fundamentals and systems-level programming.
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Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $158,400 - $258,000 per year.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
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