Software Engineering II

You love the guts of a computer—the schedulers, allocators, and low‑level primitives that make an Operating System sing. Join us to shape the Windows Kernel so the right work happens at the right time, in the right way, in the Azure Cloud and across billions of across billions of Windows devices. On the Core Execution Management team, you will optimize how Windows orchestrates memory, compute, and power—designing policies and mechanisms that translate real‑world usage patterns into responsive, efficient, and reliable system behavior for personal computing, gaming, and server scenarios. As a Software Engineer II on the Core Execution Management team, you will design, implement, and strengthen foundational kernel and user‑mode components that govern resource and lifecycle management, as well as attribution and prioritization of resource usage. The role requires strong fundamentals in algorithms and data structures, the ability to write high‑quality C code that is robust, maintainable, and testable, and ownership of validation and diagnosability. This opportunity provides the chance to develop operating system (OS) fundamentals at global scale and learn how to build production‑grade, secure, maintainable, and testable platform components that directly influence Microsoft’s device and cloud ecosystem. This position offers the ability to work on impactful technology that shapes how Windows performs across diverse scenarios. It provides experience in building core system components, understanding large‑scale platform behavior, and contributing to the reliability and efficiency of Microsoft’s products and services.