Senior Software Engineer

Technology, Data & Digital · Software & Web Development · Software Engineering

In short

Join Microsoft's Windows Print team as a Senior Software Engineer to modernize the Windows Print and Scan platform. You will lead technical direction, own critical components, and drive AI-assisted engineering practices for a global user base. This role requires strong C/C++ experience and a deep understanding of system design and OS internals.

Responsibilities

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 long-term quality of critical features, with accountability for reliability, security, performance, and maintainability in production.
Drive AI-assisted engineering practices to improve developer productivity, code quality, operational effectiveness, and customer outcomes.
Set technical direction across Windows OS internals, cloud-connected services, and industry standards, influencing decisions beyond immediate feature ownership.
Partner with internal teams and external ecosystem partners to enable standards-based adoption, customization, and innovation across diverse hardware and software environments.
Use data, telemetry, and customer insights to guide architectural investments, reliability improvements, and AI-driven 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.

Requirements

Bachelor's 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 production-quality 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 in C and/or C++ for production-quality 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 cloud-connected services and distributed systems.
Demonstrated growth mindset and experience mentoring other engineers.

Desired Qualifications

Familiarity with cloud-connected services and distributed systems.
Demonstrated growth mindset and experience mentoring other engineers.

Benefits

Work site: 3 days / week in-office
Travel: Less than 25%
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Skills

C++C

#Software Engineering#Windows#Print#Scan#Platform#Cloud#AI#Security#Reliability

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