Software Engineering II

Overview

You love the guts of a computer-the schedulers, allocators, and low-level primitives that make an Operating System sing. Join us to shape the Windows Kernel so the right work happens at the right time, in the right way, in the Azure Cloud and across billions of across billions of Windows devices. On the Core Execution Management team, you will optimize how Windows orchestrates memory, compute, and power-designing policies and mechanisms that translate real-world usage patterns into responsive, efficient, and reliable system behavior for personal computing, gaming, and server scenarios.

As a Software Engineer II on the Core Execution Management team, you will design, implement, and strengthen foundational kernel and user-mode components that govern resource and lifecycle management, as well as attribution and prioritization of resource usage. The role requires strong fundamentals in algorithms and data structures, the ability to write high-quality C code that is robust, maintainable, and testable, and ownership of validation and diagnosability. This opportunity provides the chance to develop operating system (OS) fundamentals at global scale and learn how to build production-grade, secure, maintainable, and testable platform components that directly influence Microsoft's device and cloud ecosystem.

This position offers the ability to work on impactful technology that shapes how Windows performs across diverse scenarios. It provides experience in building core system components, understanding large-scale platform behavior, and contributing to the reliability and efficiency of Microsoft's products and services.

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

• Implement kernel and user-mode features using clear, robust, maintainable code with appropriate diagnosability. Implement tests for those features.
• Participate in code reviews and maintain high engineering standards including testing.
• Investigate and debug complex issues from crash dumps, traces, and live repros.
• Analyze performance using internal tracing tools and external telemetry.
• Collaborate with partner teams to turn requirements into concrete designs and tasks.

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++,Rust ,C#,or Java.
  • OR equivalent experience.

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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, Rust, C#, or Java OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, Rust, C#, or Java
  • OR equivalent experience.

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Software Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $100,600 - $199,000 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 $131,400 - $215,400 per year.

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This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

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