New 
Software Engineer
 Microsoft | |
relocation assistance
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 United States, Washington, Redmond | |
 Jan 22, 2025 | |
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OverviewOur team spans the lowest layers of the Windows Operating system(OS) and the platform firmware, contributing to silicon enablement technologies like OS power management, device enumeration, resource arbitration, interrupt management, Unified Extensible Firmware Interface(UEFI) and Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) firmware. As a Software Engineer on the team, you will have the opportunity to work on products and features that showcase the best of Windows and Microsoft technologies. The team is uniquely situated at the junction between the hardware platform and system software providing great opportunities for innovation and collaboration. Our team has a number of dependent teams, internal and external, which allows you to work with a diverse set of individuals across Windows, Microsoft and the industry.In Core OS, we are responsible for the Operating Systems that power Azure, Microsoft's Linux OS, the platforms for Windows Client and Xbox, and our Windows Server ecosystem - through all of these, we support every one of our cloud businesses and billions of customers around the world. In this era of ubiquitous computing, systems software excellence has never been more important for Microsoft. High quality, high-efficiency operating systems and platform components underpin everything we do as a company, from making our systems more reliable for our customers, to increasing our competitiveness by reducing Cost of Goods Sold(COGS), to delivering new features and capabilities to delight customers - that's all us!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. Relocation assistance is unavailable for this role.
ResponsibilitiesIn 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.Have the opportunity to develop design skills as you drive innovation in the hardware platform.Work closely with internal and external partners to ensure that software abstractions are flexible while remaining simple.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. | |