Software Engineer - II

• Analyze telemetry and trace data to characterize software and hardware behavior, identify patterns, and assess impact on individual devices and at scale.
• Diagnose system issues using low-level debugging and performance-analysis tools, collaborating with experienced engineers on the most complex investigations.
• Identify optimization opportunities and own the design and implementation of well-scoped improvements.
• Deliver robust, high-quality solutions while considering performance, reliability, maintainability, and consistency with the broader architecture.
• Use data to evaluate tradeoffs, prioritize work, and make sound decisions in partially defined problem spaces.
• Collaborate with internal teams, OEMs, and hardware partners to deliver improvements, resolve dependencies, and share technical findings across the Windows ecosystem.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
  • OR equivalent experience.

• 1+ 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.
• Solid programming, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently on well-scoped problems, navigate ambiguity, and use data to guide technical decisions.
• Experience or substantial project work involving operating systems, system-level development, or performance engineering.
• Knowledge of Windows internals, performance analysis, reliability engineering, or power optimization.
• Experience investigating issues across hardware, firmware, operating-system, or application boundaries.
• Experience with telemetry, statistical analysis, experimentation, or cloud data platforms such as Azure.
• Experience contributing to technical designs, conducting code reviews, and collaborating effectively across teams.

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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:

• 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.

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