Senior Software Engineer

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Job Description

In Mixed Reality, people—not devices—are at the center of everything we do. Our tech 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!

Responsibilities
  • You will work on the delivery of high-quality code that will power the web experiences for our products.
  • You will work with browser technologies running in constrained device environments
  • You will partner with industry-leading Engineers, Program Managers, Researchers, and Designers
  • You will incorporate the latest web platform, mixed reality, and computer graphics capabilities into the design of our products

Qualifications
  • 5+ years’ experience in Software Engineering
  • Strong C++ (or similar) coding background
  • Familiarity with common web technologies (HTML, JS, CSS, HTTP(S), WebGL/VR/XR, etc.)
  • Strong cross-discipline collaboration skills
  • Great 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.
  • Experience with 3D technologies, such as Unity, Direct3D, OpenGL, etc.
  • Experience with the Universal Windows Platform (UWP) application model.
  • Experience with large browser codebases, such as Chromium, WebKit, Gecko/Servo, Edge, etc.
  • 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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