principal Software engineer

Overview

Do you want to be part of a startup culture while working for Microsoft? Do you like being close to the customer, ensuring Microsoft devices delight users? Want to work as part of a dynamic team? The Surface Post Launch Engineering team is looking for someone that can help shape the future of devices by being the face of our in-market products.

Were seeking a talented Principal Engineers to analyse, debug, design and implement effective and scalable solutions that improve product quality and reliability.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership, mentor and support junior team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and development.
• Debugging software issues, developing fixes and adding new features to existing Surface products.
• Development activities include integration and configuration management as well as designing and implementing effective solutions to improve product quality and customer satisfaction.
• An understanding of real-time, embedded firmware and strong troubleshooting and debugging skills are critical to help isolate and fix problems quickly.
• You should be able work well in a collaborative environment with peers across the company.
  
  

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 15+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
• OR equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of experience in AI solutions for Embedded systems.
• Experience in design, development and debug of hardware - software integration technologies.
• Excellent C/C++ design, coding, and debugging skills, ability for scripting in Python.
• A soundtrack-record of shipping high volume consumer products and having been through at least two development cycles.
• Ability to quickly ramp-up on complex and unfamiliar code.
• High tolerance for ambiguity and ability to make progress in the face of it.
• Enthusiastic, motivated and self-driven.
• Experience is working through SoC architectures, embedded firmware and protocols like USB, PCIe, I2C, SPI and platform power management or others which may appear in client PC architecture.
• Some experience diagnosing power and performance issues on a Windows device.
• Experience dealing with geographically diverse teams.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• A minimum of 15 years of experience in software development.
• 7+ years of experience in embedded software development and Internals of PC architecture.
• At least 10+ years contributing to device drivers and kernel programming for consumer PCs or electronics.
• Strong understanding of ACPI internals.
  
  

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Other Requirements: Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:

• Some domestic and international travel may be necessary.
• Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
  
  

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.

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