Senior Software Engineer-Xbox

1 Hour ago • 5 Years + • Backend Development

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Job Description

The Xbox Platform Core Systems team at Microsoft is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design and implement reliable and efficient operating systems code for Xbox, PC, and Cloud platforms. The role involves developing and maintaining developer-facing APIs and OS infrastructures used by games, apps, and other system components. Responsibilities include owning features end-to-end (design to release), collaborating with various teams, improving platform reliability, and writing high-performance, low-latency, multi-threaded code. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in C/C++, kernel-mode code, multi-process components, and developer API design.
Must have:
  • 5+ years professional experience in C/C++
  • Experience with OS components (drivers, services)
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills
  • Design and implement efficient OS code
  • Own features end-to-end from design to release
Good to have:
  • Kernel mode code experience
  • Multi-process component experience
  • High-performance, low-latency code experience
  • Experience with developer-facing APIs
Perks:
  • Industry leading healthcare
  • Educational resources
  • Discounts on products and services
  • Savings and investments
  • Maternity and paternity leave
  • Generous time away
  • Giving programs
  • Networking opportunities

Overview

The group designing and building the next generation of core platform software technologies for Xbox is looking for new talent!  

More than 2.5B people play games across console, PC and mobile and our ambition is to reach all of them with industry leading experiences. The Xbox Platform Core Systems team plays a key part in that effort, creating and maintaining the system components for Xbox, PC and Cloud that allow developers and hardware vendors to create their experiences and delight players. This includes the APIs, drivers, and system services that developers and devices interface with!  

Our team is currently looking for a Senior Software Engineer to help us realize our vision. Your focus will be on the developer-facing APIs and OS infrastructures used by games, apps and other system components to build and run on the platform. 

Qualifications

Required: 

  • A Bachelor's degree in an engineering focused discipline (such as electrical engineering, electrical and computer engineering, computer science or computer engineering) OR equivalent work experience. 
  • 5+ years of professional experience designing, developing and debugging code in C/C++  
  • 2+ years working on Operating System components such as drivers, system services, kernel, etc
  • Advanced English level.
  • Good written and verbal communication skills.   
  • Desire to learn and grow.  

 

Preferred: 

  • Experience authoring and debugging kernel mode code, such as drivers. 
  • Experience authoring and debugging multi-process components, system services. 
  • Experience writing high performance and low-latency, multi-threaded code.  
  • Experience authoring and maintaining developer facing APIs. 

 

 

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Responsibilities

  • Focus on the design and implementation of reliable and efficient operating systems code. Create code that is maintainable and understandable. 
  • Own features end-to-end from design to release including gathering requirements , design, coding, and documentation. 
  • Collaborate with the work group, teams across Xbox, Microsoft, and the broader gaming industry. 
  • Improve platform reliability based on user and partner feedback.
Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.
Industry leading healthcare
Educational resources
Discounts on products and services
Savings and investments
Maternity and paternity leave
Generous time away
Giving programs
Opportunities to network and connect
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