The group designing and building the next generation of core platform software technologies for the Xbox platform is looking for new talent! 

More than 2.5B people play games across console, PC and mobile and our ambition is to reach all of them with industry leading experiences.

The Xbox Platform Core Systems team plays a key part in that effort, maintaining the system components for Xbox, PC and Cloud that allow game developers and hardware vendors to create their experiences and reach players. This includes the APIs, drivers, and services that game developers and devices interface with! 

Our team is currently looking for a Software Engineer to help us realize our vision. Your focus will be on the developer-facing APIs used by games to build networking, multiplayer, or input scenarios, where you have opportunities for breadth and impact as you grow in your career. 

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond. 

Responsibilities

Focus on the design and implementation of reliable and efficient operating systems code. Create code that is maintainable and understandable. 

Own features end-to-end from design to release including requirements collection, design, coding, and documentation. 

Collaborate and build working relationships with the work group, teams across the Xbox organization and inside Microsoft, and industry partners. 

Improve platform reliability based on user and partner feedback. 

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline such as electrical engineering or computer engineering with proven experience coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python

OR equivalent experience.

1+ years of software design and development experience. 

1+ years of experience with C/C++. 

Business level fluency to read, write and speak English.

Prefered Qualifications:

Experience in both user and kernel mode development 

Experience authoring and maintaining developer facing APIs 

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations .