7 days ago
Hyderābād, IndiaSenior
Responsibilities
- Analyze telemetry and trace data to characterize software and hardware behavior on individual devices and at scale.
- Diagnose complex system issues using low-level debugging and performance-analysis tools.
- Identify optimization opportunities and lead the design and architecture of improvements.
- Implement changes across hardware, operating-system, and application layers.
- Deliver reliable solutions while balancing performance, reliability, maintainability, and architectural consistency.
- Use data to prioritize engineering investments and make decisions in ambiguous problem spaces.
- Collaborate with internal teams, OEMs, and hardware partners to improve the Windows ecosystem.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline and 7+ years of software engineering experience, or equivalent practical experience.
- Experience with operating-system architecture or system-level development.
- Knowledge of Windows internals, performance analysis, or power optimization.
- Experience working across hardware, firmware, operating-system, and application boundaries.
- Familiarity with large-scale telemetry, statistical analysis, or Azure data platforms.
- Experience influencing architecture and technical direction across multiple teams.
- At least 2 years of systems-analysis experience focused on low-level debugging.
- Experience diagnosing and optimizing system performance.
- Demonstrated success developing and delivering highly reliable systems.
- Strong software design, programming, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to navigate ambiguity and prioritize engineering investments using data.
Benefits
- Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer.
- Reasonable accommodations are available during the application process.
- The position will remain open for at least 5 days and applications are accepted on an ongoing basis until filled.
About Microsoft
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.