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A fundamental part of our strategy is having desirable and powerful devices that enable the experiences people want. Creating these new experiences and devices involves close partnership between hardware engineers, software engineers, designers, and manufacturing along with the various industry partners that closely collaborate to create industry defining firsts. Our obsession for the right experience with our passion for building products is reflected in the devices that Windows ships.\nWe are seeking a driven Software Engineer II for the System Integration & Reliabilityteam with a background in Windows development to actively contribute towards the delivery of high quality, compelling Windows experiences on innovating silicon platforms. The candidate will play a key role across multiple phases of silicon development, platform validation, and product enablement. Responsibilities include prototyping and evaluating new hardware and software designs, bringing up new System on Chip (SoCs) and platforms, validating hardware and firmware features, debugging system-level issues, analyzing performance, and developing scalable automation frameworks and regression test suites.\nMicrosoft’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.\nResponsibilities\nThe candidate will contribute across multiple phases of silicon development, platform validation, and product enablement for Windows-based devices. This role involves bringing new silicon platforms to life, enabling hardware and software features, and delivering high-quality validation solutions that improve product readiness and engineering efficiency.\nKey responsibilities include:\nDesign, develop, and validate software solutions that support silicon bring-up, platform enablement, and feature readiness across emerging hardware platforms. \nPrototype and evaluate new hardware and software capabilities, investigate system behaviors, and drive root-cause analysis for complex issues spanning hardware, firmware, drivers, and operating system components. \nDevelop and maintain automated validation frameworks, regression test suites, and supporting infrastructure to improve test coverage, scalability, and execution efficiency. \nAnalyze performance, reliability, and compatibility issues across the platform stack and partner with engineering teams to drive resolution. \nDebug and enhance device drivers, platform software, and supporting system components to ensure robust functionality and product quality. \nCollaborate with architects, hardware engineers, firmware developers, operating system teams, and external silicon partners to define requirements, refine solutions, and deliver capabilities across multiple product generations. \nContribute to the design of maintainable, modular, and reusable software components with an emphasis on quality, diagnosability, and long-term supportability. \nParticipate in technical design reviews, code reviews, and validation reviews to improve engineering excellence and product outcomes. \nWork effectively in an Agile development environment, contributing to planning, implementation, testing, and continuous improvement activities. \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#, or Python.OR equivalent experience.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\nA minimum of 3 years of experience in software and/or product development. \nProven C/C++ design, coding, debugging and testing skills. \nSolid communication skills required, including the ability to clearly express technical concepts in verbal and written forms. \nSoC bring-up, bootloaders, platform initialization, and hardware enablement. \nPlatform technologies and peripherals including PCIe, NVMe, USB, I2C, SPI, UART, and related interfaces. \nDevice driver development and debugging. \nWindows Plug and Play architecture and device management. \nOperating system fundamentals including memory management, scheduling, interrupts, synchronization, and multithreaded programming. \nKernel debugging, crash dump analysis, hardware debugging, and JTAG-based bring-up. \nPerformance analysis and system-level troubleshooting. \nBuilding scalable automation frameworks and automated test infrastructure. \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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