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Microsoft announced the brand-new Windows 365 Link as the simplest and most secure way for a business to utilize Windows in the Cloud. Come join us, the team that builds the operating system!

Software Engineer II – Windows 365 Link Operating System team

We are a small, distributed, and growing team within the Windows Cloud Experiences organization primarily based out of Redmond, WA. As a Software Engineer II on the team, you will build with the latest advances in the Windows platform, cloud/client computing, and Web UI development. You will partner with Product Management and Design to develop ideas to solve customer problems, and prototypes to learn from.  You are open and adaptable, ready to dive into and contribute to diverse codebases and technologies. You will contribute to engineering systems, testing, and tools to improve the team's efficiency. You will use telemetry and data to learn from the customer experience and adapt the product accordingly. 

Our product is still under development and we’re looking for people that will be just as passionate about shaping its future as we are. The Windows 365 Link is a new device running a minimalist version of Windows designed to get users to their Cloud PC in seconds. Our goal was to create a product that is as easy and cheap as possible for an IT admin to manage by doing away with all the complexity involved with managing a typical physical device or a custom virtual desktop configuration. The new operating system is adminless, passwordless, and can’t run any local applications. Setup takes only a couple of minutes. With Windows 365, a business can scale the compute power of a Cloud PC up or down to support any workload. Finally, we have support for Teams and multimedia optimizations to make the day-to-day experience of using a Cloud PC feel like a local OS.

If you thrive on solving problems by building, learning and iterating in a collaborative environment, this is the role for you! We offer in-office, remote and partial remote work arrangements to support your preferred work style.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Responsibilities

• Works with appropriate stakeholders to determine user requirements for a set of features.  

• Contributes to the identification of dependencies and the development of design documents for a product area with little oversight.  

• Creates and implements code for a product, service, or feature, reusing code as applicable. Writes and learns to create code that is extensible and maintainable. Considers diagnosability, reliability, and maintainability with few defects, and understands when the code is ready to be shared and delivered.

• Reviews work items to deepen knowledge of product features in partnership with appropriate stakeholders (e.g., project managers) and executes project plans, release plans, and work items.

• Remains current in skills by investing time and effort into staying abreast of current developments that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products.

Qualifications

Required 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++ , JavaScript, or Python

• OR equivalent experience.

• 2+ years of experience developing Operating System components OR Windows applications.

• 1+ years of experience writing large-scale client applications.

Other Requirements

Candidates must be able to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements that 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

• Operating system or Windows Application development in C++

• Demonstrated ability to navigate and work within extensive code bases, demonstrating proficiency in exploring unfamiliar areas and integrating new concepts into existing projects

• Web development using TypeScript, HTML, CSS and Web Components

• Experience analyzing tracing and data to optimize software performance 

• Experience using telemetry and data to drive investment and shipping decisions.

Software Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $98,300 - $193,200 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $127,200 - $208,800 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until February 15, 2025.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .