Would you like to work on the team that powers the most popular operating system – Windows – and impact over a billion people globally with your day-to-day work? If yes, come join us! We are the Windows Developer Platform team and we build the MSIX technology stack, which allows Windows apps to be packaged into self-describing units, efficiently deployed on the user’s system, and executed within an isolated container. We aim to eliminate the burden ISVs face of creating custom installer and setup components. And we want end users to manage their installed Windows apps confidently with 100% reliability and no adverse system health effects. To make this mission possible, we also look to build cloud based services and tools to make it easy and scalable for Developers as well as Administrators to achieve this.

We are building a new team in Microsoft, Hyderabad and looking for excellent engineers to join the team for taking the platform forward in their evolution. We want to expand the capabilities of the Windows app platform and need you to help us drive the revolution. It is a unique opportunity to work on both Microsoft technologies and one of the largest customer bases in the world! You will also get an opportunity to collaborate across various teams within Windows group and across product groups within the company and work with some of the best minds in the world!The more diverse our team, the more inclusive our end result. To that end, we encourage applicants from any background and with any perspective.

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

• Design, develop, and maintain software components and libraries for the Windows Developer Platforms.

• Optimize existing codebase for performance, scalability, and reliability.

• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code.

• Participate in code reviews, unit testing, and other quality assurance activities .

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python

• OR equivalent experience.

• A Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or comparable industry experience

• Win32 application and systems programming experience will be a huge asset

• Experience of developing and operating a production quality service on any cloud especially Azure will be a huge asset

• Solid design, coding, and debugging competencies.

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

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, 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 (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .