Responsibilities

As a member of the Microsoft’s Hardware Systems Group, you directly impact future products such as Xbox, HoloLens, and Azure through:  

• Rapidly prototyping technologies and algorithms to create new features and products.
• Writing low-level software including drivers and boot loaders for various microprocessors.
• Defining and developing software architecture for reuse among products.
• Continually learning more about hardware peripherals and improving your low-level software knowledge as you work with your peers in pioneering new technology.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• BS or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related Degree. 
• 2+ years of related embedded software development industry experience.
• 2+ years of experience working with C or C++.
• Passion for learning and developing low-level software interfacing with hardware.
• Knowledge of operating systems including drivers, memory management, virtual memory, boot loaders, and scheduling. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Excited about creating prototypes that define the future of our products.
• Ability to work in a team environment and collaborate with cross-functional organizations.
• Experience prototyping with microcontrollers/HW platforms (Raspberry Pi, Arduino, stm32, etc.).
• Excellent debugging skills with GDB and WinDBG.
• Knowledge of one or more common interface buses (SPI, I2C, UART, PCIe, USB).
• Experience working across different layers in software stack from hardware to applications.
• Basic experience with image processing in OpenCV or computer vision is a plus.
• Basic experience converting MATLAB code to C++ is a plus.

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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