Senior Software Engineer - Windows
Microsoft · Posted Oct 6
Software, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and hardware services
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About the role
The Windows Experiences organization builds the shell experiences, application and platform components, web technologies, and cloud-powered services behind Windows, and this role focuses on shaping the future of Widgets on Windows. The team spans Windows shell experiences, platform APIs, and cloud-connected services to deliver personalized, reliable experiences that keep customers informed and connected. This Senior Software Engineer will lead the architecture, design, and delivery of end-to-end Widgets capabilities, partner with product, design, data science, and partner engineering teams, and mentor other engineers while improving engineering standards at scale.
What you will do
- Innovate and build new Widgets experiences that help customers discover personalized, relevant, and timely information across Windows surfaces.
- Lead the architecture, design, implementation, and delivery of end-to-end capabilities spanning Windows shell components, application packages, web experiences, platform APIs, and cloud-connected services.
- Partner with product management, design, data science, and partner engineering teams to identify customer opportunities, develop prototypes, evaluate technical tradeoffs, and turn promising ideas into scalable product experiences.
- Establish experimentation and measurement strategies, use customer feedback and product data to evaluate outcomes, and continuously improve the usefulness, engagement, and quality of Widgets experiences.
- Advance the availability, reliability, performance, accessibility, security, privacy, and observability of Widgets by defining measurable engineering standards and implementing durable solutions.
- Mentor engineers, cultivate an inclusive learning culture, and improve team practices for design, development, testing, incident response, and operational ownership.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- 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 equivalent experience.
Preferred qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 10+ years of professional software development experience.
- Proficiency in modern C++ and native Windows development.
- Solid knowledge of software architecture, algorithms, data structures, concurrency, and debugging.
- Experience leading complex projects across multiple teams.
- Experience diagnosing production issues using telemetry, traces, dumps, and diagnostics.
- Proactive, self-motivated, and willing to address challenging technical problems.
- Effective communication and cross-team collaboration skills.
- Experience with Win32, WinRT, COM, Windows App SDK, or MSIX.
- Experience building Windows shell or system UI experiences.
- Experience building cloud-connected Windows applications.
- Experience building AI-powered experiences, personalization, recommendations, or intelligent content discovery.
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is a multinational technology company that develops, licenses, and supports a wide range of software products, services, and hardware devices. Best known for its Windows operating systems, Microsoft 365 productivity suite, and Xbox gaming consoles, the company has expanded heavily into enterprise cloud computing via Azure and advanced artificial intelligence solutions. As one of the world's most valuable public enterprises, it empowers individuals and businesses globally through innovative digital transformation.
- Industry
- Software
- Company size
- 228,000+ employees
- Founded
- April 4, 1975
- Location
- Redmond, Washington, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Leadership
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Vice Chair and President
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