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Join the Windows Cloud Experiences team and be at the forefront of redefining how people connect to and interact with their Windows environments, anytime, anywhere, from any device. We’re building the next-generation remote desktop experience, and we’re looking for bold, creative engineers to help us push the boundaries of what’s possible. As a Senior Software Engineer working on Windows desktop remoting, you will get an amazing opportunity to demonstrate leadership at both technology and business level. You will be part of a diverse, fast growing and agile team working with a motivated team of graphics remoting engineers and product managers. Our culture is more like a startup – we will do what is necessary to help customers be successful, move fast, and have fun building meaningful products and services!
Job Responsibility:
Design and optimize remote desktop experiences with a focus on high fidelity and ultra-low latency for interactive workloads across diverse network conditions
Collaborate on protocol enhancements (RDP) to improve throughput, reduce jitter, and ensure adaptive streaming for remote desktop environments
Develop and maintain advanced media pipelines leveraging modern codecs (e.g., H.264, HEVC) for efficient video compression and decoding in real-time scenarios
Champion a customer-first and live site mindset by proactively monitoring service health, responding to incidents, and driving improvements based on customer feedback and telemetry
Drive cross-platform integration ensuring interoperability between Windows clients, virtualized environments, and cloud-hosted desktops
Foster a culture of excellence and continuous learning by encouraging experimentation, knowledge sharing, and adoption of industry-wide best practices within the team and broader engineering community
Identify Areas for Improvement by analyzing customer feedback, incident data, and telemetry -- focusing on reliability, scalability, and maintainability of remote desktop features
Requirements:
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
OR equivalent experience
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements
Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter
Nice to have:
Experience in 2D/3D graphics
Experience in Desktop Remoting and/or video codecs (h.264, h.265, etc)
Familiarity with Windows DirectX and Windows Internals / Windows OS concepts