Sr Device Validation 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 senior software engineer developer 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

• Debugging software issues on Surface products.
• Design and implement solutions to enhance product quality and customer satisfaction
• Development activities include integration and configuration management
• Setting up lab and automating frameworks.
• Assist in building and maintaining telemetry pipelines.
• Contribute to data modeling and reporting.
• Maintain and improve telemetry dashboards.
• An understanding of real-time, embedded firmware and strong troubleshooting and debugging skills are critical to help isolate and fix problems quickly.
  
  

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics, or related field
• 7+ years experience as a Software Development Engineer, or Test or Validation Engineer, or equivalent experience
• 7+ years of experience developing and/or testing products across multiple release cycles in related fields
• 7+ years of experience programming or validating using applications or tools developed in C, C++, C#, PowerShell, Python, Visual Basic, Javascript, or similar languages
• Professional experience in the development and/or validation of personal computing devices, tables, mobile phones, or other mobile computer devices or accessories, gaming systems, or servers
• Experience with developing and executing software testing methodologies, strategies, procedures, tools and metrics
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing, debugging, and/or validating one or more of the following on Windows operating system:  kernel mode device drivers, firmware, UEFI
• Experience with sustaining or servicing products after launch
• Experience leading or managing external partner or services companies
• Experience with debugging kernel mode drivers or firmware
• Experience in gathering and analyzing telemetry data to improve software reliability or performance
  
  

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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