Microsoft—Senior Software Engineer - Windows OS

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Description: Overview Evolve Windows Print and Scan on a modern print stack foundation—leading platform design to drive partner adoption, richer customization, and secure, reliable, intelligent experiences used across millions of devices worldwide. The Windows Print team, part of Microsoft’s Windows & Devices organization, is in the next phase of its modernization journey. This Senior Software Engineer role focuses on scaling adoption of a standards‑based print and scan platform, owning critical platform components, raising the bar for reliability and security, and enabling extensibility across a diverse partner ecosystem. You will lead technical direction across Windows OS internals, cloud‑connected services, and industry standards, collaborating across teams to deliver enhanced solutions customers depend on every day. Microsoft’s 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. Responsibilities - Lead the design and evolution of core Windows Print and Scan platform components, delivering secure, reliable, and extensible experiences at global scale. - Own platform architecture and long‑term quality of critical features, with accountability for reliability, security, performance, and maintainability in production. - Drive AI‑assisted engineering practices to improve developer productivity, code quality, operational effectiveness, and customer outcomes. - Set technical direction across Windows OS internals, cloud‑connected services, and industry standards, influencing decisions beyond immediate feature ownership. - Partner with internal teams and external ecosystem partners to enable standards‑based adoption, customization, and innovation across diverse hardware and software environments. - Use data, telemetry, and customer insights to guide architectural investments, reliability improvements, and AI‑driven capabilities. - Raise the engineering bar through design reviews, mentorship, and sharing effective engineering practices, contributing to a culture of technical excellence. - Advance customization and extensibility scenarios while meeting security, privacy, and compliance expectations. Qualifications - Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages in C, C++ or equivalent experience. - 8+ years of professional software engineering experience building production‑quality systems. - Solid experience in System design. - Demonstrated experience shipping reliable, secure, and maintainable software. - Ability to collaborate across teams to drive technical decisions and deliver shared solutions. - Solid debugging skills using logging, telemetry, and diagnostics. - Solid experience coding in C and/or C++ for production‑quality systems. - Experience working on Windows OS platform components, system services, or drivers. - Proven application of security hardening, diagnosability, and reliability engineering practices. - Experience collaborating with hardware partners or external vendors. - Familiarity with cloud‑connected services and distributed systems. - Demonstrated growth mindset and experience mentoring other engineers. #W+DJOBS This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled. Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.