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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. The team owns all the Graphics stacks like DirectX, Graphic Device Interface (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.\nWe 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.\nWe are 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.\nAt Microsoft, our mission-to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more-guides how we partner with customers to deliver trusted, impactful solutions. With a growth mindset culture, we innovate responsibly and measure success by shared progress-people, teams, and customers. Join us to do meaningful work that changes the world and helps shape what’s next for everyone.\nResponsibilities\nAnalyze and address security defects in Windows reported by security researchers.\nRoot cause analysis of functional and security code defects, performance problems in Windows. Generalize the findings and create solutions to address the defects.\nDesign, proto-type new features in GDI; ship new features on the next version of the Operating System.\nLearn the design and implementation details of a substantial part of the Windows code base.\nAnalyze the code base through static and dynamic analysis tool.\nBe part of AI efforts to modernize existing tools and processes or build new ones from scratch.\nQualifications\nRequired Qualifications\nBachelor'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.\n\nOther 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:\nMicrosoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter. \nPreferred Qualifications\nProblem-solving, debugging and troubleshooting skills.\nCoding experience in C/C++ in a professional capacity.\nAbility to design and implement robust system architectures and frameworks.\n1+ years of experience in performing regression testing.\nAbility to prioritize and handle multiple tasks.\nFamiliarity with kernel mode debugging through WinDbg.\nFamiliarity with 2D graphics algorithms.\nExperience with telemetry, data analysis and visualization.\nWorking knowledge of static and dynamic analyzers.\nFamiliarity with TrueType, Open Type, Variable Fonts specifications.\nExperience of working through multiple full product cycles.\n#W+DJOBS\nSoftware Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $102,100 - $202,200 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 $133,800 - $219,200 per year.\nCertain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:\nhttps://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay\nThis position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.\nMicrosoft is an equal opportunity employer. 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