Microsoft Software Engineer Job Openings 2025 – Apply Now!

Qualifications

Required Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline with proven experience coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python 
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 1+ years of experience with programming skills in C/C++ and concepts in virtualization technologies like KVM, Hyper-V, XEN, Qemu, Cloud Hypervisor
• 1+ years of experience with Linux internals, including process management, file systems, networking and their relation to virtualization concepts.
• 1+ years of experience with kernel-space vs. user-space concepts
  

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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science 
  • OR related technical field AND 1+ year(s) 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 with proven experience coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python 
  • OR equivalent experience. 
• 1+ years of experience with Git and standard development workflows
• 1+ years of experience with Linux kernel development, device drivers, or embedded systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain Linux features for Guest VMs running on the Azure infrastructure.
• Enhance and support Linux Hyper-V drivers to ensure performance, stability, and reliability.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of ARM64-based Azure offerings for Guest VMs.
• Enhancements and maintenance for Confidential Computing Guest VM offerings on Azure.
• Collaborate closely with the Linux kernel upstream community to upstream new features and improvements.
• Represent the team and Microsoft in international open-source conferences and forums, contributing to technical discussions and community initiatives.
• Works with appropriate stakeholders to determine user requirements for a feature.
• Supports identification of dependencies, and the development of design documents for a product feature with oversight.
• With guidance, learns to create and implement code for a product, service, or feature reusing code as applicable.
• Assists and learns about breaking down work items into tasks and provides estimation.
• Acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) in monitoring system/product feature/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions for simple problems, and recommends actions to restore system/product/service by following the playbook.
• Reviews current developments and proactively seeks new knowledge that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale.