Microsoft Software Quality Engineer II 

Taiwan, Taoyuan City 

144375316

The Microsoft Windows & Devices (W+D) team is on a journey to deliver iconic end-to-end products across hardware, software, and services that people love and use every day. A fundamental part of the W+D strategy is having desirable and powerful devices that enable the experiences people want. The Windows Silicon & System Integration (WSSI) team within W+D is hiring a Design Validation Engineer who will validate, benchmark breakthrough technological aspects across the Windows ecosystem for cutting-edge silicon.

Candidate will be involved in multiple facets of silicon development, validation, and support. Including prototyping new designs, validating, debugging new hardware features, SOC bring up, debugging device drivers, performance analysis, and developing automated regression test suites.

Required Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 2+ year(s) software industry experience
  • OR Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 4+ years software industry experience
  • OR equivalent experience or capabilities.
• Experience developing and/or testing products across multiple release cycles in related fields.
• Experience programming or validating using applications or tools developed in C, C++, C#, PowerShell, Python, Visual Basic, Javascript, or similar languages.
• Professional experience in debugging and validating device drivers on Windows.

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:

• Strong problem solving, debugging, and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience in collaborating with internal and external partners to understand their requirements and translating them into solutions.
• Understanding schematics, OS primitives: memory management, scheduling, interrupts, threading and ACPI is an added advantage.
• Knowledge of test automation and SOLID design principles.
• Experience with Source Control and Azure DevOps is highly desirable.
• Ability to quickly ramp-up on complex and unfamiliar code.

• Prototype new designs, validate, debug new hardware features.
• SOC bring up, debug device drivers, performance analysis.
• Develop automated regression test suites.
• Develop and modify quality validation plans, procedures, and software tools and programs used to quantify quality metrics.
• Collaborate with internal groups and quality teams to plan, schedule, and sign-off on engineering releases by assessing risks and making data-driven decisions.
• Leverage, direct, and evolve external service partners to execute and deliver testing and quality characterizations of device and system driver and firmware updates.
• Drive the resolution of engineering release blockers by identifying and debugging them.