Senior Software Engineer Windows OS

Evolve Windows Print and Scan on a modern print stack foundationleading platform design to drive partner adoption richer customization and secure reliable intelligent experiences used across millions of devices worldwide.

The Windows Print team part of MicrosoftsWindows & Devices organization is in the next phase of its modernization journey. This Senior Software Engineer role focuses on scaling adoption of a standardsbased print and scan platform owning critical platform components raising the bar for reliability and security and enabling extensibility across a diverse partner ecosystem. You will lead technical direction across Windows OS internals cloudconnected services and industry standards collaborating across teams to deliver enhanced solutions customers depend on every day.

Microsofts 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.

• Lead the design and evolution of core Windows Print and Scan platform components delivering secure reliable and extensible experiences at global scale.
• Own platform architecture and longterm quality of critical features with accountability for reliability security performance and maintainability in production.
• Drive AIassisted engineering practices to improve developer productivity code quality operational effectiveness and customer outcomes.
• Set technical direction across Windows OS internals cloudconnected services and industry standards influencing decisions beyond immediate feature ownership.
• Partner with internal teams and external ecosystem partners to enable standardsbased adoption customization and innovation across diverse hardware and software environments.
• Use data telemetry and customer insights to guide architectural investments reliability improvements and AIdriven capabilities.
• Raise the engineering bar through design reviews mentorship and sharing effective engineering practices contributing to a culture of technical excellence.
• Advance customization and extensibility scenarios while meeting security privacy and compliance expectations.

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8 years technical engineering experience with coding in languages in C C or equivalent experience.
• 8 years of professional software engineering experience building productionquality systems.
• Solid experience in System design.
• Demonstrated experience shipping reliable secure and maintainable software.
• Ability to collaborate across teams to drive technical decisions and deliver shared solutions.
• Solid debugging skills using logging telemetry and diagnostics.
• Solid experience coding inC and/or Cfor productionquality systems.
• Experience working on Windows OS platform components system services or drivers.
• Proven application of security hardening diagnosability and reliability engineering practices.
• Experience collaborating with hardware partners or external vendors.
• Familiarity with cloudconnected services and distributed systems.
• Demonstrated growth mindset and experience mentoring other engineers.

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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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