Senior Software Engineer

• Lead the design and evolution of core Windows Print and Scan platform components, delivering secure, reliable, and extensible experiences at global scale.
• Own platform architecture and long‑term quality of critical features, with accountability for reliability, security, performance, and maintainability in production.
• Drive AI‑assisted engineering practices to improve developer productivity, code quality, operational effectiveness, and customer outcomes.
• Set technical direction across Windows OS internals, cloud‑connected services, and industry standards, influencing decisions beyond immediate feature ownership.
• Partner with internal teams and external ecosystem partners to enable standards‑based adoption, customization, and innovation across diverse hardware and software environments.
• Use data, telemetry, and customer insights to guide architectural investments, reliability improvements, and AI‑driven capabilities.
• Raise the engineering bar through design reviews, mentorship, and sharing effective engineering practices, contributing to a culture of technical excellence.
• Advance customization and extensibility scenarios while meeting security, privacy, and compliance expectations.

Required/Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#
  • OR equivalent experience.

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:

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

Preferred Qualifications:

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience building production‑quality systems.
• Solid experience in System design.
• Demonstrated experience shipping reliable, secure, and maintainable software.
• Ability to collaborate across teams to drive technical decisions and deliver shared solutions.
• Solid debugging skills using logging, telemetry, and diagnostics.
• Solid experience coding in C and/or C++ for production‑quality systems.
• Experience working on Windows OS platform components, system services, or drivers.
• Proven application of security hardening, diagnosability, and reliability engineering practices.
• Experience collaborating with hardware partners or external vendors.
• Familiarity with cloud‑connected services and distributed systems.
• Demonstrated growth mindset and experience mentoring other engineers.

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

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