Senior Software Engineer
MicrosoftRedmondUpdate time: November 23,2019
Job Description

Come work on the current generation of Microsoft browsers! Internet Explorer and Edge are present on a userbase of more than 450M machines, and are constantly updated to remain secure while providing a world class browsing experience.

 

COSINE Servicing and Delivery (CSD) organization is responsible for design and development of packaging and delivery pipeline for Windows, Mobile, HoloLens and other device families keeping them secure with the latest security, feature and quality updates. This group is the heart of Windows as a Service, the start of a new generation of how Windows is delivered to customers, partners and enterprises.  

 

Our Browser team is part of CSD, and we are looking for strong Software Engineers to push the next innovations on the web by driving actions based on deep customer insights. We're a team of passionate engineers who love the Browser and understand its transformative power. We come into work each day energized to improve the Browser so that users have a great browsing experience on Windows and developers have a fast, modern, reliable, and secure platform to deliver their applications to millions of Windows customers, who are the number one reason we exist, and ensuring they have excellent experiences with Windows is our top priority. Their excitement helps drive our own passion to create quality experiences.  A successful candidate will need the strong built-in desire to deliver magic. 

  

Our Browser team owns end to end Browser servicing including but not limited to the following categories: 

  • Browser Applications 
  • Document Object Model(DOM), Input Editing 
  • Layout, Media Composition & Rendering 
  • Network, Navigation & Infra 
  • Script engine 
  • Data, Telemetry and Tools 

Responsibilities

  • Security-related work, including industry-wide applicability issues such as the recently public Meltdown and Spectre
  • Working on customer bugs that span all areas of the browser, from networking, to the underlying object model, layout and rendering, script engines, and more
  • Handling the engineering changes across a complex product matrix that includes modern and legacy operating systems
  • Defining and executing the lifecycle plan of our browsers
  • Keeping up-to-date with constant changes to standards and web-related technologies from the industry, including other browsers

Qualifications

Required qualifications:


• 8+ years of professional C/C++ experience
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or related discipline
• Proven experience in problem solving, design, coding, debugging and testing skills

 

Preferred qualifications:

 

  • Desire to collaborate with others
  • Browser development experience
  • Web Apps development experience
  • Passion for driving features end-to-end and solving hard problems

 

 

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 Screen:

  • This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

 

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.

 

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.

 

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