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About Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is a global technology leader producing software, hardware, and cloud services including Windows, Office 365, Azure cloud platform, Xbox gaming, and Surface devices. Industry: Software & Cloud Computing
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The Principal Software Engineer joins the Microsoft Windows & Devices team to deliver high-quality Windows experiences on innovative silicon platforms. This role involves active contribution across multiple phases of silicon development, platform validation, and product enablement. You will prototype hardware and software designs, bring up new SoCs, validate firmware features, and debug complex system-level issues. Key responsibilities include developing kernel and user mode components, building scalable automation frameworks, and optimizing platform performance. You must utilize C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python to solve problems across hardware, firmware, and software layers. The work requires deep knowledge of SoC architecture, boot flows, and peripherals like PCIe, NVMe, and USB to ensure reliability and stability across diverse platforms for internal teams and external partners.
What does a Software Engineer earn?
Median $196750 from 2601 postings across 154 companies.
Prototype and evaluate new hardware and software designs for innovating silicon platforms.
Perform bring-up of new SoCs and platforms throughout the product lifecycle.
Validate hardware and firmware features while debugging complex system-level issues.
Analyze platform performance and develop scalable automation frameworks and regression test suites.
Develop kernel and user mode components to enhance diagnostic and debugging capabilities.
Design infrastructure to integrate new diagnostic data for internal teams, IHVs, and OEMs.
Debug reliability and stability issues across a wide variety of hardware platforms.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 6+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages like C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
Equivalent experience to the degree and years of experience requirement.
7+ years of experience in software and/or product development (preferred).
Demonstrated experience with C/C++ design, coding, debugging, and testing skills (preferred).
Solid understanding of SoC architecture, platform bring-up, boot flows, and system initialization (preferred).
Experience with silicon validation, hardware debugging, and root cause analysis across hardware, firmware, and software layers (preferred).
Knowledge of platform technologies and peripherals including PCIe, NVMe, USB, I2C, SPI, UART, GPIO, and power management (preferred).
Experience developing, debugging, and optimizing device drivers in Windows or Linux environments (preferred).
Remote (Columbus, OH)+3118 days ago
$190,600–$263,900
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