Principal Software Engineer

Redmond, Washington, United States

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Job number
1190768
Travel
0-25 %
Role type
Individual Contributor
Profession
Engineering
Discipline
Software Engineering
Employment type
Full-Time

Overview

In Mixed Reality, people—not devices—are at the center of everything we do. Our tech moves beyond screens and pixels, creating a new reality aimed at bringing us closer together—whether that’s scientists “meeting” on the surface of a virtual Mars or some yet undreamt-of possibility. To get there, we’re incorporating groundbreaking technologies, from the revolutionary Holographic Processing Unit to computer vision, machine learning, human-computer interaction, and more.

 

We’re a growing team of talented engineers, program managers and artists putting technology on a human path across all Windows devices, including Microsoft HoloLens, the Internet of Things, phones, tablets, desktops, and Xbox. Our team has people from a wide variety of backgrounds, identities, previous work histories, life experiences, and we are eager to maintain and grow that diversity. Our varied backgrounds and unique experiences enable us to be better at building the best solutions for our customers and make for dynamic and joyful collaborations with colleagues!

 

If you are passionate about groundbreaking Mixed Reality technology and want to work on a team dedicated to a culture of inclusion, growth mindset and collaboration, we need you!

 

The Mixed Reality Systems Engineering team has an immediate opening for a highly motivated Senior Software Engineer who has experience contributing to the design, implementation, bring-up, and validation of subsystems on our products.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

  • A minimum of a Bachelors degree in Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent alternative education, skills, and/or practical IT work experience is required
  • 10+ years of relevant software design and development experience
  • 5+ years of demonstrated writing performance critical code in C/C++
  • This position requires access to export-controlled commodities, technical data, technology, software, and services governed by the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Due to contractual limitations and ITAR obligations associated with this role, U.S. citizenship, U.S. legal permanent resident status, or protected person status under 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3) is required

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience in design, coding, and debugging skills.
  • A strong technical background and solid foundation in software engineering principles and architecture design.
  • Ability to be a technical Lead for project to drive collaboration across multiple components and lead junior engineers in the team.
  • Outstanding technical problem-solving skills.
  • Windows or Linux device driver development.
  • Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
  • Hardware bring-up and Manufacturing.
  • Display subsystem bring-up and validation.
  • Simple Peripheral Bus (I2C, SPI, UART, MIPI).
  • GPU Programming.

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.

 

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Responsibilities

  • Firmware and driver development with a focus on the Display subsystem.
  • Development of mathematical models relating to optics and luminosity.
  • Develop, test, debug, and improve our measurement tools.
  • Assist with hardware bring-up and device manufacturing.
  • Work in close partnership with a team of cross discipline peers including design, hardware, PM and Quality Engineering, and manufacturing for sustained long term success.
  • Maintain a focus on enabling customer, developer and IHV scenarios.

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.
Industry leading healthcare
Educational resources
Discounts on products and services
Savings and investments
Maternity and paternity leave
Generous time away
Giving programs
Opportunities to network and connect

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. 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.