Microsoft

Software Engineer - II - Windows Systems

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1 day ago
Hyderābād, IndiaMid Level

Responsibilities

  • Analyze telemetry and trace data to characterize software and hardware behavior, identify patterns, and assess impact at device and fleet scale.
  • Diagnose system issues using low-level debugging and performance-analysis tools.
  • Identify optimization opportunities and own the design and implementation of well-scoped improvements.
  • Deliver robust production software with attention to performance, reliability, maintainability, and architectural consistency.
  • Use data to evaluate tradeoffs, prioritize work, and make technical decisions in partially defined problem spaces.
  • Collaborate with internal teams, OEMs, and hardware partners to resolve dependencies and share technical findings.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field and 4+ years of technical engineering experience with coding, or equivalent experience.
  • At least 1 year of experience in systems analysis, debugging, performance engineering, or related systems-development work.
  • Experience diagnosing software or system issues and contributing to performance or reliability improvements.
  • Experience developing, testing, and delivering reliable production software.
  • Programming, debugging, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work independently on well-scoped problems.
  • Experience or substantial project work involving operating systems, system-level development, or performance engineering.
  • Knowledge of Windows internals, performance analysis, reliability engineering, or power optimization.
  • Experience investigating issues across hardware, firmware, operating-system, or application boundaries.
  • Experience with telemetry, statistical analysis, experimentation, or cloud data platforms such as Azure.
  • Experience contributing to technical designs, conducting code reviews, and collaborating across teams.

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