Microsoft

Sr. Software Engineer - Performance

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2 months ago
Taipei, TaiwanSenior

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain performance assessment solutions for responsiveness across Windows devices.
  • Analyze performance regressions and non-deterministic behavior across systems, applications, storage, memory, and I/O.
  • Define performance metrics, measurement methodologies, and reporting standards for validation environments.
  • Drive adoption of AI-powered solutions for scalable performance root-cause analysis.
  • Lead technical design discussions and architecture reviews.
  • Support engineering excellence through documentation, code reviews, mentoring, and knowledge sharing.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related technical field and 4+ years of technical engineering experience, or equivalent experience.
  • Coding experience in C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
  • Strong troubleshooting skills, particularly with Windows debugging and performance analysis.
  • Understanding of performance management, measurement, boot and startup flow, scheduling, and memory, storage, and I/O latency.
  • Experience diagnosing non-deterministic or flaky measurement results independently.
  • Hands-on experience with WPR/WPA, Xperf, and ETW trace capture and analysis is preferred.
  • Familiarity with ADK/WAT assessments and the Performance Toolkit SDK and WPA plugin model is preferred.
  • Understanding of Windows OS internals and performance validation concepts is preferred.
  • AI tools and data analytical skills are preferred.
  • Experience collaborating with OEM or IHV partners is preferred.
  • Strong communication, collaboration, and presentation skills in Mandarin and English.

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10,000+ employees

Microsoft develops operating systems, productivity software, cloud services, developer tools, and consumer devices for individuals, enterprises, and governments. Its main products include Windows, Microsoft 365, Azure, Visual Studio/GitHub, Xbox, and LinkedIn; revenue comes from software subscriptions and licenses, cloud consumption, hardware sales, and advertising. Founded in 1975 and headquartered in Redmond, Washington, Microsoft is a public company traded on Nasdaq.

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