Microsoft · 1 day ago
Senior Software Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$120K/yr - $235K/yr
4+ years expMicrosoft is a leading technology company that empowers organizations and individuals to achieve more. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to help define the next generation of features for graphics processors and other accelerator devices, focusing on high-quality and efficient operating systems and platform components.
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Responsibilities
Architects solutions by identifying system and cross-team dependencies, defining design documents, and determining required technologies and interactions
Assesses and manages dependencies across teams, ensuring smooth integration, clear communication, conflict resolution, and alignment on shared components
Oversees end-to-end system impact, ensuring security, performance, reliability, and optimized dependency flows across upstream and downstream systems
Leads architectural discussions and creates design proposals, testing hypotheses and driving final design decisions while mentoring junior team members
Ensures security and compliance are built into system architecture and technical designs
Sets engineering excellence standards by mentoring others, driving high-quality, maintainable, extensible code, and leading refactoring, optimization, and debugging efforts
Defines and enforces coding best practices, patterns, and quality metrics to maintain code stability and consistency across teams
Builds and maintains cross‑Microsoft partnerships (e.g., Xbox, Office), acting as a key technical contact for partner organizations to align on shared goals, achieve desirable user experiences, and resolve blockers
Contributes to product planning by leveraging cross-product expertise, informing release plans, and breaking long-term vision into actionable milestones
Guides project estimation, highlighting risks and escalating issues that could impact timelines
Embodies our culture and values
Qualification
Required
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
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
Preferred
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 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 equivalent experience
2+ years' experience with systems programming in kernel and using kernel debuggers
Experience with CPU, memory, and device hardware architectures
Experience with WDDM and MCDM driver models
Benefits
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
Company
Microsoft
Microsoft is a software corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells a range of software products and services.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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