Are you passionate about building cool devices using cutting-edge technologies?

Microsoft Devices group focuses on building devices that fully express the Microsoft 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 products and we need you!

Within Microsoft Devices group, Devices Engineering Services (DES) team’s mission is to Empower Engineers to achieve more by providing modern Engineering Systems and Services needed for end to end product lifecycle (design, develop, manufacture, post-launch engineer etc.) for Device products like Surface, HoloLens etc.  DES Services include but not limited to SW & FW Builds, OS Imaging Builds, SW Security Services, LOB App / Web Services, Platform & Infrastructure Services etc.

Responsibilities

Microsoft Devices Engineering Services team is looking for a Technical Lead in Software Development with the intellectual horsepower and experience to provide secure, reliable and performant Build solutions, Development and Release Process Automation solutions. You will be responsible for architecting & delivering Software and Firmware builds, packaging and generating OS images through fully automated and efficient Continuous Integrations(CI) to brings Devices to life while raising the security bar within the supply chain and build / release processes. You will need to understand requirements across all Device teams / disciplines and deliver solutions to successfully meet those requirements. This is a great opportunity to have broad leadership and impact across Devices. Are you up for the challenge? Ideal candidates for this position should have a degree in computer science or other engineering field with excellent expertise in providing secure build / release automation solutions together with leadership and problem-solving skills. Candidates must be able to communicate effectively and work extremely well in cross-group situations. Attention to details is crucial.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Bachelors/ Masters in Computer Science or other Engineering field
• 6+ years of experience as a Software Engineer
• 5+ years of Development using PowerShell, Python, Build and Release(CICD) automation, YAML, Azure DevOps, Azure platform
• Experienced with at least two end-to-end product life cycles as a developer for medium to large scale product
• Excellent track record in developing Software / Firmware / OS Image build processes and automation solutions
• Excellent communication, teamwork and collaboration skills across organizations
• Strong problem solving and debugging skills
• Passionate, motivated, self-driven and quick learner

Preferred but not mandatory:

• Knowledge and experience in Drivers building and packaging.
• Experiences with Git, Containers, Kubernetes, MSBuild, Python, C#(or any programming language) and Visual Studio.
• Experience with Windows Deployment and Operating System Imaging Tools (ADK, DISM etc.)

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. 

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