Job Description

In Mixed Reality, people—not devices—are at the center of everything we do. Our technology moves beyond screens and pixels, creating a new reality aimed at bringing us closer together—whether that’s scientists “meeting” on the surface of a virtual Mars or some yet undreamt-of possibility. To get there, we’re incorporating groundbreaking technologies, from the revolutionary Holographic Processing Unit to computer vision, machine learning, human-computer interaction, and more.

We’re a growing team of talented engineers, program managers and artists putting technology on a human path, across all Windows devices, including Microsoft HoloLens, the Internet of Things, phones, tablets, desktops, and Xbox. Our team has people from a wide variety of backgrounds, identities, previous work histories, life experiences, and we are eager to maintain and grow that diversity. Our varied backgrounds and unique experiences enable us to be better at building the best solutions for our customers and make for dynamic and joyful collaborations with colleagues!

If you are passionate about groundbreaking Mixed Reality technology and want to work on a team dedicated to a culture of inclusion, growth mindset and collaboration, we need you!We are looking for a strong Senior Software Engineer to come and join us in delivering the next wave of holographic experiences on an exciting new project.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality code components that will power our cutting-edge Augemented and Virtual Reality experiences.

• Work on visualization of geospatial location data.
• Partner with industry-leading Engineers, Artists, Producers and Designers.
• Work with state-of-the art next generation hardware, sensors, and software stacks.
• Incorporate the latest AI, Machine Learning and Computer Vision capabilities into the design of our products.
  
  

Qualifications

• 5+ years of industry experience in Software Engineering.
• Proficient in C# and/or C++ with the ability to debug across technology stacks.
• Experience shipping high quality 3D games as part of a AAA studio or 3D applications as part of a product team.
• Working with the latest game engine tools and techniques, preferably Unity.
• Effective communication, written and verbal.

• This position requires access to information controlled under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), the successful candidate must be a "U.S. person" : a natural person (a) who is a lawful permanent resident as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20); or (b) who is a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3); or (c) is subject to an approved license by the applicable government agency.
  
  

Let Us Know If You Have Experience With

There are plenty of other skills that aren’t required, but you’ll find useful in this role.

• Augmented or Virtual Reality
• Unity, Unreal or related game engines
• Massive Online Multiplayer game design techniques

• Working with the US Military or other government contracts
  
  

Requirements

These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings

Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role.

Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

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