Our team is looking for a talented, highly motivated Principal Software Engineer to help drive the development of the next generation of our virtualization platform. We are looking for an enthusiastic candidate who can learn quickly, has efficient design skills, has broad interests, and isn’t afraid to jump into new or unfamiliar technologies.

This is your chance to help build the next generation of Microsoft's virtual machines on the Hyper-V team. Hyper-V virtualization technology powers the cloud and enables enterprises to consolidate and efficiently manage those workloads like never before.

In Core OS, we are responsible for the Operating Systems that power Azure, Microsoft's Linux OS, the platforms for Windows Client and Xbox, and our Windows Server ecosystem – through all of these, we support every one of our cloud businesses and billions of customers around the world. In this era of ubiquitous computing, systems software excellence has never been more important for Microsoft. High quality, high-efficiency operating systems and platform components underpin everything we do as a company, from making our systems more reliable for our customers, to increasing our competitiveness by reducing Cost Of Good Sold (COGS), to delivering new features and capabilities to delight customers – that’s all us!

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.

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Responsibilities

• As a member of the team, you will be responsible for the design and implementation of features for managing Hyper-V, providing the core infrastructure that enables a broad range of virtualization scenarios.

• You will play a key role in defining the strategy for how Hyper-V is managed, ensuring that Hyper-V virtualization technology is easily consumable across a wide range of environments from single-system configurations up to extreme-scale cloud deployments.

• Your contributions will span the complete management surface of Hyper-V, including PowerShell scripting, WMI, and graphical user interfaces.

• You will also partner closely with other teams within Microsoft to leverage cutting-edge management frameworks and to build end-to-end features that make Hyper-V the best platform for cloud computing.

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python

• OR equivalent experience.

• 1+ year experience with multithreaded programming, operating systems, device drivers and/or firmware.

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.

Additional or Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 10+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python

• OR Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python

• OR equivalent experience.

• Prior experience of virtualization is preferred.

Software Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $133,600 - $256,800 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 $173,200 - $282,200 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

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