Microsoft

Senior Software Engineer - Windows OS

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24 hours ago
Bengaluru, India or Hyderābād, IndiaSenior

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design and evolution of core Windows Print and Scan platform components.
  • Own platform architecture and the reliability, security, performance, maintainability, and long-term quality of critical production features.
  • Set technical direction across Windows OS internals, cloud-connected services, and industry standards.
  • Drive standards-based adoption, customization, extensibility, and innovation with internal teams and external ecosystem partners.
  • Use data, telemetry, and customer insights to guide architectural and reliability investments.
  • Apply AI-assisted engineering practices to improve developer productivity, code quality, operational effectiveness, and customer outcomes.
  • Conduct design reviews, mentor engineers, and promote effective engineering practices.
  • Meet security, privacy, and compliance expectations.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent experience.
  • 8+ years of technical engineering experience and 8+ years of professional software engineering experience building production-quality systems.
  • Strong C and/or C++ coding experience for production-quality systems.
  • Experience with system design, debugging using logging, telemetry, and diagnostics, and shipping reliable, secure, and maintainable software.
  • Experience working on Windows OS platform components, system services, or drivers.
  • Experience applying security hardening, diagnosability, and reliability engineering practices.
  • Experience collaborating with hardware partners or external vendors.
  • Familiarity with cloud-connected services and distributed systems.
  • Ability to collaborate across teams, drive technical decisions, and mentor other engineers.
  • Demonstrated growth mindset.

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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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