Software Engineer

Employer

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 a class of elementary students learning together from home. We’re seeking passionate producers to help create experiences for Microsoft Mesh that help humans transcend geographic boundaries and express and communicate in new ways.

At our core we’re obsessed with creating experiences that push the boundaries of the Mixed Reality medium while staying grounded in our customer’s needs. How do we combine industry leading Holographic Devices, 3D Development Engines, Computer Vision, Cloud Services and more into experiences that redefine how we interact? We’re a growing team of passionate creators constantly challenging ourselves to build a better tomorrow.

Responsibilities
  • Partner with an industry-leading team of Engineers, Artists, Designers and Producers to deliver high-quality holographic experiences and code components that power our services and SDKs.
  • Work with state-of-the-art next generation hardware (HMDs, sensors) and software.
  • Incorporate the latest Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Computer Vision capabilities into the design of our Products and Services.
  • Contribute to the organizations’ priority initiatives including talent hiring, diversity and inclusion, people growth and development.

Qualifications
  • Minimum 5 years of professional software design and development experience
  • C# and C++ coding background and proficiency in debugging across technology stacks
  • Proficiency with Unity, Unreal or related game engines
  • Experience shipping high quality, scalable, networked user experiences and services
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills

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, Virtual and/or Mixed Reality
  • Cloud and distributed services technologies, such as Docker containers, Storage services, etc.
  • Computer Vision, Artificial Intelligence and/or Machine Learning

Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: 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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Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

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