Microsoft Software Engineer II 

United States, Washington 

422099900

Required/Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience
• 1+ year experience with multithreaded programming, operating systems, device drivers and/or firmware
  

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.

Additional or Preferred 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#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.
• Background in hardware architecture internals.
• Efficient communication and collaboration skills.
• The aptitude and motivation to learn low-level details of operating systems and firmware.
• Familiarity with hardware and software debugging
  

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:

In this position, you will work with a team of engineers to design, implement, and maintain features across a variety of hardware, ranging from Azure to Internet of Things (IoT), which will be leveraged by the rest of the OS or platform firmware.  You will have the opportunity to develop design skills as you drive innovation in the hardware platform.  You will work closely with internal and external partners to ensure that software abstractions are flexible while remaining simple. You will improve and monitor telemetry to assess the health of the product in both pre-release as well as released software, using this data to drive improvements into the quality of the product. Efficient communication and cross group collaboration skills will be needed to find solutions that are favorable to multiple teams.