Microsoft Corporation is hiring : Graphics Software Engineer II in Redmond

Overview

Windows Servicing and Delivery (WSD) has the core mission of keeping customers and Windows ecosystem protected and productive, delivering monthly Windows updates to 1+ billion devices running different versions of Windows Operating System.

The Graphics team is part of WSD and responsible for keeping Windows Graphics components secure and reliable in existing and future versions of Windows by working closely with our product teams, partners and customers.

Team owns all the Graphics stacks like DirectX, GDI and GDI+ for servicing by fixing security, reliability, performance and functional issues in existing and future versions of Windows while owning GDI and GDI+ for future development.

We are a team of engineers passionate about product security and quality, care deeply about bringing the best customer experience to our products while ensuring a great Win32 experience to users on a diverse set of devices.

Looking for a Graphics Software Engineer II that would like to learn the internals of Windows platform, enjoy solving customer problems, passionate about modernizing Windows code and help us to deliver on our core mission. This position offers a unique opportunity to enhance technical skills, get deeper understanding of how software works end to end and accelerate your career growth with a high accent on security.

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

• Analyze and address security defects in Windows reported by security researchers.
• Root cause analysis of functional and security code defects, performance problems in Windows. Generalize the findings and create solutions to address the defects.
• Design, proto-type new features in GDI; ship new features on the next version of the Operating System.
• Learn the design and implementation details of a substantial part of the Windows code base.
• Analyze the code base through static and dynamic analysis tool.
• Be part of AI efforts to modernize existing tools and processes or build new ones from scratch.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications :

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 :

Preferred Qualifications :

Software Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $100,600 - $199,000 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 $131,400 - $215,400 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

Microsoft will accept applications and processes offers for these roles on an ongoing basis.

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Benefits

Equal Opportunity

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 and / or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.

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