Software Engineer II, Windows in Cloud
Microsoft
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This role pays more than 74% of similar roles. Most pay $149,500–$178,175 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $177k versus about $164k for comparable roles.
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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
Microsoft currently has 694 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $119,800–$234,700 across 651 roles with salary data.
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As a Senior Software Engineer on the Windows Cloud Experiences team, you will build core Windows client technologies that power secure, high-performance remote desktop experiences. You will design and implement native Windows components using modern C++ with deep integration into Win32, COM, Windows services, and system APIs. Your daily work involves developing device redirection, input, display, audio/video, and USB/HID peripheral integrations. You will specifically create solutions for Windows Cloud Input Protection to secure keyboard input from keyloggers. The role requires optimizing memory, threading models, IPC, and I/O in performance-critical code paths. You will utilize C++, WinRT, RPC, and various Windows stacks to solve complex systems problems spanning kernel and user-mode boundaries, drivers, and OS internals for virtualization and remote desktop scenarios.
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Median $197400 from 2576 postings across 150 companies.
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