Microsoft Senior Software Engineer 

United States, Washington 

661806705

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, or related technical discipline AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C and C++
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 4+ years software development experience working in the Windows OS (and/or similar systems programming experience)
• Proven track record architecting and developing robust and extensible solutions
• Experience with multi-threaded / parallel programming

Other Requirements:

• The 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:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ 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 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 5+ years software development experience working in the Windows OS (and/or similar systems programming experience)
• Knowledge of Windows or Linux operating system architecture, kernel concepts and system services
• 2+ years of experience with software performance analysis and optimization of native code (C++)
• Familiarity with system-wide stack walking profilers and trace-based performance analysis tools.

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

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until December 13, 2024.

• Partner with multiple teams across Microsoft, architecting and implementing solutions deeply integrated into the Defender stack
• Drive proof-of-concept projects to enable innovative solutions
• Write high-quality, maintainable code, and review contributions from other engineers
• Analyze and optimize performance and reliability of the defender stack
• Mentor other engineers, providing guidance and oversight on complex projects
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