The Virtual Machines and Containers (VMAC) team is looking for talented software engineers to develop Microsoft's versatile, performance critical, and secure virtualization platform. Our team owns the Core OS virtualization components that provide a secure experience for virtualized workloads, including Secure Boot, TPM, confidential computing devices and services, and more.

In Core OS, we are responsible for the Operating Systems that power Azure, Microsoft's Linux OS, the platforms for Windows Client and Xbox, and our Windows Server ecosystem – through all of these, we support every one of our cloud businesses and billions of customers around the world. In this era of ubiquitous computing, systems software excellence has never been more important for Microsoft. High quality, high-efficiency operating systems and platform components underpin everything we do as a company, from making our systems more reliable for our customers, to increasing our competitiveness by reducing COGS, to delivering new features and capabilities to delight customers – that’s all us!

To deliver on our vision, we are looking for enthusiastic candidates who embrace a growth mindset, have a passion for writing high quality software, and enjoy working within a dynamic team in a constantly evolving environment. Experience with systems software and security will help you be successful on day 1; commitment to learning and teamwork is required to thrive.

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

• Collaborate with a dynamic team of engineers, including mentoring more junior engineers in the workgroup

• Learn and share ideas continuously

• Drive for quality in everything you do and continuously improve the quality of the systems on which you work

• Collaborate across team boundaries to define and drive team charter and vision

• Provide technical input across the Windows Core and Azure teams

• Design and implement new virtualization related features for Hyper-V and Windows

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, Rust, C, or C+o OR equivalent experience

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