Microsoft Senior Software Engineer 

Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver 

292632933

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's 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#, or Rust
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 2+ year experience designing, developing, and shipping large scale software products and services.
• Experience designing, developing, and shipping device drivers for Windows.

Other Requirements

to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirementsarerequired 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.

Additional or Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, or Rust
• OR Master's 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#, or Rust
• OR equivalent experience.
• Familiarity with Virtualization technologies like Hyper-V
• Experience writing high performance systems code that runs natively on hardware. This may include embedded development, OS, compiler, graphics, or other equivalent systems level experience.
• Good problem solving and debugging skills.
• Effective verbal and written communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work well on a team. A collaborative spirit and a growth mindset.
• Customer and results oriented with attention to quality and details.
• Motivated to continuously learn and improve existing solutions.

Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across Canada is CAD $108,100 - CAD $199,700 per year. Find additional pay information here:
Microsoft will accept applications for the role until October 15, 2024.

In this
Software Engineer role, you will be joining a team of technical engineers in hardware/firmware/software security. You will be responsible for building technologies and platforms that leverage the latest advancements in security and incorporate mitigations based on advanced attacks. You will influence our product technology roadmap aligning to our business goals. You will be part of a team that values team players and those who love to learn while having abundant opportunities to grow personally and professionally. Specifically, you will:

• Work with product stakeholders to design, develop, and test low level systems code (e.g., Pluton firmware or Windows Device Drivers) and other components to support Pluton Secure Processor on new and existing platforms.
• Build software prototypes and conduct experiments to evaluate alternative architectures.
• Contribute to the project engineering plan and execute to deliver, with focus on accountability, learning, and quality.
• Practice and advocate for good engineering practices and ensure the product is compliant with security, privacy, accessibility, and other compliance requirements.
• Assist with evaluating and assessing emerging technologies in the hardware security and related areas and partner with product management and other Microsoft teams to define requirements, develop a roadmap, and scope project milestones.
• Focus on diversity and inclusiveness to enable creative solutions to challenging problems.