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Microsoft Corporation Senior Software Engineer in Hyderabad, India
We are the Windows Servicing and Delivery (WSD) organization, which is a part of E+D division. Our core mission is to keep customers protected and productive by delivering a seamless and timely servicing experience for our customers in existing and future versions of Windows.
Our Customer Focused Engineering (CFE) team is looking for highly motivated Senior Software Engineers to help us in this mission. You will play a key role in extending and modifying Windows Operating system code for keeping our customer base secure, improving the reliability of the platform, addressing customer reported issues, building data insights, and developing features to light up new scenarios and devices in the Windows ecosystem.
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
Reproducing, debugging and fixing customer-reported problems on the Print drivers and services.
Fixing externally and internally found security vulnerabilities and all the potential variants on the printer area and related features.
Crafting high-quality, bug-free fixes with minimum application compatibility risk.
Prioritizing your collection of work and delivering fixes in a timely fashion to meet deadlines.
Collaborating with escalation engineers and other partner teams across Microsoft to debug, develop, test and ship updates.
Finding ways to improve products, tools, and processes for long-term benefit for Microsoft and customers.
Mentoring junior engineers in the team.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
Minimum 8+ years of professional software development experience.
Proven design and problem-solving skills, with an emphasis on quality and engineering excellence.
Proven communication skills, both verbal and written.
The ability to work well in a diverse, global, team-focused environment.
BS in Computer Science or equivalent preferred.
Experience with relevant programming skills in C, C++ or equivalent
Experience in Ability to understand unfamiliar code bases, and debug server-side, multi-threaded, and highly scalable applications.
Experience in working with Windows system level programming and developing device drivers.
Familiarity with windows debugging
Demonstrated results working with a global team
Experience with agile/scrum methodologies
Preferred Qualifications
In-depth knowledge and experience with print services and related protocols (e.g., IPP, LPD/LPR, PCL, PostScript).
Strong understanding of Windows Print Spooler architecture and print drivers.
Knowledge of Print Protocols such as Internet Printing Protocol (IPP), Web Services for Devices (WSD), Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) , and Server Message Block (SMB)
Familiarity with security best practices in print services and device driver development.
Expertise in performance tuning, memory management, and resource optimization related to print services.
Proven ability to mentor and guide junior engineers.
Advanced troubleshooting and debugging skills using tools such as WinDbg and Process Monitor.
Knowledge of modern CI/CD practices and tools.
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