Microsoft

Sr. Software Engineer-Power

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2 months ago
Remote, Worldwide +3 moreSenior
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Responsibilities

  • Drive power-efficiency, Modern Standby, and battery-life readiness by defining targets, tracking metrics, assessing risk, and delivering measurable improvements.
  • Analyze traces, telemetry, firmware, drivers, and crash data to identify and resolve 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, trade-offs, risks, and escalations.
  • Lead technical bring-up, workshops, partner engagements, PlugFests, and knowledge sharing for new platforms and Windows features.
  • Promote secure engineering practices and continuity across internal and ecosystem teams.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field and 4+ years of technical engineering experience with coding.
  • Equivalent experience may substitute for the degree and experience requirement.
  • Coding experience in C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
  • Solid 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 is preferred.
  • Strong Windows debugging and troubleshooting skills are preferred, especially for flaky or non-deterministic measurement results.
  • Experience independently leading partner-facing workshops, PlugFests, and escalations is preferred.
  • Hands-on experience with ETW tracing and the Windows Performance Toolkit, plus familiarity with ADK and WAT, is preferred.
  • Data analysis skills, familiarity with AI tools, and prior collaboration with OEM or IHV partners are preferred.

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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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