Senior Software Engineer, Mixed Reality

Imagine logging into Windows not on a monitorbut in a world around you. Our team is redefining how people experience their PCs by bringing Windows into Mixed Reality (MR). Youll help transform everyday computing into an immersive spatial experiencemaking productivity more natural connected and inspiring for users everywhere.

As a Senior Software Engineer youll help design and build a Mixed Reality Remote Desktop experience that allows users to access their Windows PCs in stunning 3D environments. Youll collaborate across design and engineering disciplines to create intuitive spatial interfaces and interactions that blur the line between the physical and digital worlds. This opportunity will allow you to explore cutting-edge MR technology grow your skills in 3D user interface (UI) development and cloud integration and contribute to the future of how people work and create.

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.

• Collaborates with appropriate stakeholders to determine user requirements for a scenario.
• Drives identification of dependencies and the development of design documents for a product application service or platform.
• Creates implements optimizes debugs refactors and reuses code to establish and improve performance and maintainability effectiveness and return on investment (ROI).
• Leverages subject-matter expertise of product features and patterns with appropriate stakeholders (e.g. project managers) to drive a workgroups project plans release plans and work items.
• Acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) and guides other engineers by developing and following the playbook working on call to monitor system/product/service for degradation downtime or interruptions alerting stakeholders about status and initiates actions to restore system/product/service for simple and complex problems when appropriate.
• Proactively seeks new knowledge and adapts to new trends technical solutions and patterns that will improve the availability reliability efficiency observability and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale.
• Designs implements and maintains public-facing APIs ensuring usability reliability backward compatibility and clear documentation for external developers.

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4 years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including but not limited to C C# or JAVA
  • OR equivalent experience.

Other Requirements

• 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 Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8 years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including but not limited to C C# or JAVA
  • OR Masters Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6 years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including but not limited to C C# or JAVA
  • OR equivalent experience.
• Experience developing user interfaces using native or managed frameworks.
• Experience developing 3D graphics applications including real-time rendering and interactive 3D experiences.

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Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119800 - $234700 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 $160200 - $261000 per year.

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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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