Microsoft

Sr. Software Engineer-Power

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1 month ago
Taipei, TaiwanSenior

Responsibilities

  • Drive power-efficiency, Modern Standby, and battery-life readiness across ecosystem programs by defining targets, tracking metrics, assessing risk, and delivering measurable improvements.
  • Analyze traces, telemetry, firmware, drivers, and crash data to identify power regressions, unexpected wake activity, reliability issues, and non-deterministic measurement results.
  • Establish scalable power-validation methodologies, automation, and instrumentation, including system- and rail-level measurements.
  • Advise OEM, silicon, hardware, firmware, driver, and platform teams on power design, optimization, feature trade-offs, risks, and escalations.
  • Lead technical bring-up, workshops, PlugFests, partner engagements, and knowledge-sharing activities for new platforms and Windows features.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field and 4+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python, or equivalent experience.
  • Strong communication, collaboration, and presentation skills in Mandarin and English.
  • Hands-on understanding of power management, power states, power-state transitions, and device and driver power behavior.
  • Strong Windows troubleshooting and debugging skills, particularly for flaky or non-deterministic measurement results.
  • Experience independently conducting partner-facing technical engagements such as workshops, PlugFests, and escalations.
  • Hands-on experience with ETW tracing and the Windows Performance Toolkit, including WPR and WPA; familiarity with ADK and WAT.
  • Data analytical skills and familiarity with AI tools.
  • Prior collaboration with OEM or IHV partners.

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About Microsoft

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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