Senior Software/Firmware Engineer

The Surface Team focuses on building devices that fully express the Windows vision. A fundamental part of our strategy is having desirable and powerful devices that enable the experiences people want and elicit their excitement. Creating these devices involves a close partnership between hardware and software engineers, designers, and manufacturing. We are currently building the next generation and Surface needs you!

The Imaging & Provisioning Team (ImProv) is responsible for the customer facing software applied to every Surface device and are part of the final say when devices are ready for customers to receive.

The Surface Team is seeking qualified candidates to be part of the Surface Imaging & Provisioning Software Engineering Team. We are looking for a self-motivated and highly organized Sr Software / Firmware Engineer who will be responsible for all aspects of test engineering and validation of their features within our imaging & provisioning team, with opportunities to stretch more broadly.

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.

In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.

Responsibilities

• Be customer obsessed.
• Develop new test architectures, methodologies, tools and comprehensive test plans. This includes documenting test architecture, test plans and test cases.
• Conduct technical reviews throughout the development process. This would include reviews of the test architecture, test plans, test cases, and results.
• Be responsible for all aspects of test engineering and validation of their features, with opportunities to stretch more broadly. This will include working closely with software and hardware developers and program managers to create core designs and enable the testability of the products.
• Create validation plans, develop, automate & execute test cases along with debug/triage of observed/reported failures.
• Embody our Culture and Values.

Qualifications

Required/Minimum 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, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
• OR equivalent experience.
• 3+ years' experience in system level Integration, validation (including validation infrastructure setup), automation framework (such as Robot Framework), and debugging of system software.

Additional Or Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years 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 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.
• Experience in creating validation test plans, Engineering Spec, developing test content to achieve the validation plan and automating the execution of test content.
• Exposure and good understanding of Hardware and Firmware / Software Lifecycle.
• Experience in creating or working with automated testing pipeline aka CI/CD (integration + validation).
• Familiarity with Windows operating system and Software build systems, including working with Windows driver and certification kits.
• Expertise in PowerShell, PowerBi, C#/SQL.

Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $112,000 - $218,400 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $145,800 - $238,600 per year.

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