Are you looking for a fast-moving environment, in which you can make a difference? Are you able to apply your creativity and your brilliance to solve difficult problems? Are you ready to work with a team of top rate engineers? The Windows Kernel runs 1 billion computers with architectures scaling from small single core ARM devices to core behemoths running Windows Server. This is also the same kernel that powers Xbox, IoT devices, and PCs. Our team owns and is responsible for all the software aspects of the kernel; this includes the scheduler, memory management, process management, UWP app lifecycle management, and variety of OS security features such as VBS, Enclaves, and mitigations for spectre and meltdown vulnerabilities. In addition to making Windows kernel more secure, robust and scalable, our team also invests heavily in moonshot projects such as Windows 10 on ARM and Containerization; both which assist our Windows ecosystem grow and attract new customers. These projects make our
Responsibilities and Success Metrics Building a strong, customer focused vision and roadmap for core efforts in Windows Client. Depth engagement with stakeholders resulting in technical requirements from current business problems. Planning and executing software development using Agile processes. On-time delivery that results in software that meets stakeholder requirements and customer expectations. The ability to apply metrics to measure this outcome. Effectively communicating complex ideas to audiences with various technical backgrounds. Hands-on, using the software we build to root cause issues,
4+ years of engineering program management leadership or large-scale operations experience Strong track record of delivering complex large-scale features with lots of cross team dependencies Demonstrated strong performance in prior roles, with increasing levels of responsibility and independence BS/BA degree, MS preferred in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field 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