Senior Software Engineer

About the role

The Surface Software organization works on the low-level firmware and Windows drivers that run on millions of devices. The Power, Thermal, and Battery team is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to help build the next generation of platform software, diagnostics, telemetry, power, and performance solutions that enable world-class hardware experiences across Microsoft devices.

In this role, you will design and develop software, services, tools, and platform capabilities that improve system performance, power efficiency, reliability, manageability, and customer experience. You will collaborate across hardware, firmware, Windows, and partner ecosystems to solve complex engineering problems spanning the full software stack. As a technical leader, you will drive architecture, mentor engineers, and deliver solutions with broad impact across products and organizations.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture discussions, develop complex design specifications, and ensure system design meets performance, resiliency, security, and compliance standards.
• Continuously update skills, share knowledge, and drive adherence to engineering practices across security, scalability, performance, and accessibility.
• Integrate logging and telemetry for system monitoring, security investigation, and continuous improvement, considering privacy implications.
• Use debugging, logging, and telemetry proactively to prevent and investigate issues, applying root cause analysis and remediation.
• Utilize AI tools responsibly across the software development lifecycle, improving processes and driving AI-enabled development practices.

Requirements

• 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.
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements, including passing the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience developing production software.
• Solid programming skills in one or more of: C, C#, C++, Python, Rust.
• Experience with software architecture, distributed systems, system design, and debugging.
• Experience developing Windows platform software, drivers, firmware interfaces, or device management solutions.
• Experience in power management, performance optimization, telemetry, diagnostics, or system validation.
• Experience working with hardware vendors, silicon partners, or OEM ecosystems.
• Knowledge of reliability engineering, observability platforms, and production service operations.

Pay

The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year. A different range applies to specific work locations: USD $160,200 - $261,000 per year for the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.