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Posted date: Aug 01, 2024
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Category: Software Engineering
Location: Redmond, WA
Estimated salary: $215,800
Range: $137,600 - $294,000
Employment type: Full-Time
Travel amount: 25.0%
Work location type: Up to 50% work from home
Role: Individual Contributor
Description
With over 3 billion gamers in the world, playing across console, PC, mobile and cloud, the gaming landscape is more diverse than ever. At the center of that ecosystem, key to the interactive component of gaming, is input.As we support a large and increasing array of devices and experiences, the Xbox Input and Accessories team is seeking a creative and technical Principal Software Engineer to help deliver the next generation of end-to-end experiences to delight players, while also building developer focused platforms to empower game studios and hardware manufacturers to innovate and deliver on their own visions.
In this role, you would be contributing to a rich and diverse set of APIs, drivers and services used across our many products, with reach and impact extending to billions of devices (including every Windows PC out there!). This would entail low-level, high-performant OS development, both in user-mode APIs and kernel-mode drivers, as well as high-level virtualization items commonly used in our cloud offerings.
Whether it is with a controller, keyboard and mouse, audio devices, steering wheels, flight-sticks, fight- sticks, or new and innovative devices such as the Xbox Adaptive controller, you will be at the center of our player-centric vision for gaming initiatives across all Microsoft platforms, including Xbox consoles, the Windows Operating System, Xbox Cloud Gaming and more. You’ve seen where the industry is today, come see and be a part of where it is going tomorrow.
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.
*THIS IS A HYBRID ROLE LOCATED IN REDMOND, WA.
*Must live/relocate to Seattle/Redmond WA area.
As a Principal Software Engineer on the team, you’ll be involved in architecting and developing solutions at both the platform level, providing APIs for game developers to deliver their visions, as well as the OS level, where you’ll be working to enable the latest in accessories and hardware via driver and firmware development. The team also stretches to include mobile device support providing opportunities for significant breadth and impact.
Designing and developing platform-level software components with reliability, compatibility and latency in mind. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including hardware engineers, game developers, system architects, industry partners and other software teams. Contribute to the evolution of a developing ecosystem of devices for Windows OS and consoles. Debug and fix incoming regressions in new and existing components. Contribute to an inclusive Microsoft culture. Other
Embody our Culture & Values
Qualifications
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
OR equivalent experienceSolid design, development and debugging skills in C/C++ Solid written and verbal communication skills Desire to learn and grow
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Experience in both user and kernel mode development Experience authoring developer-facing user-mode APIs Experience writing high performance and low-latency multi-threaded code Experience with the Windows driver architecture
Software Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $137,600 - $267,000 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 $180,400 - $294,000 per year.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
Microsoft will accept applications for the role until August 22, 2024.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.
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