Microsoft

Software Engineer - II

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3 days ago
Hyderābād, IndiaMid Level

Responsibilities

  • Analyze telemetry and trace data to characterize software and hardware behavior, identify patterns, and assess device-level and large-scale impact.
  • Diagnose system issues using low-level debugging and performance-analysis tools, collaborating on complex investigations.
  • Identify optimization opportunities and own the design and implementation of well-scoped improvements.
  • Develop and deliver reliable, high-quality production software while considering 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 discipline and 4+ years of software engineering experience using languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 2+ years 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.
  • Strong programming, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to work independently on well-scoped problems, navigate ambiguity, and use data to guide technical decisions.
  • Preferred experience with operating systems, system-level development, performance engineering, Windows internals, reliability engineering, power optimization, telemetry, statistical analysis, experimentation, cloud data platforms, technical design, code reviews, and cross-team collaboration.

Tech Stack

AzureCC#C++PythonWindows

Categories

Microsoft

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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