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The Virtualization Core Platform team is looking for a talented, motivated leader to work in core virtualization technology areas to help drive the development of the next generation of our platform. We are looking for enthusiastic candidates who can learn quickly, have dependable design skills, and have the proven ability to build and manage a dynamic team.

Have you used Hyper-V today? Have you used Windows 11 today?

Millions of users interact with Hyper-V daily. Hyper-V is the backbone of the cloud and nearly all of Microsoft's online properties, including Azure, are running on Hyper-V. That's millions of virtual machines hosting the services that people use every day.

Responsibilities

Do you want to build that?

Join the Virtualization Core Platform team and become a key part of Microsoft's technical strategy. We're at the center of some of the most relevant and rapidly evolving technology areas in the company. We're transforming datacenters and the cloud with classic virtualization technologies as well as exciting new investments in lightweight containers. We’re enabling exciting new technology on Windows desktop systems for mobile application development and security. We are embracing innovation across multiple platforms like Linux and extending our investments in support of Open Source projects.

Do you have experience with virtualization technologies?

If so, that's fantastic. If not, we want you to bring your current experience to the team and use it to transform yourself into a virtualization expert. As a Principal Software Engineer Lead, you'll be responsible for leading a team of engineers working on components of Microsoft's virtualization platform. Your work will touch all aspects of low-level CPU, memory, and device virtualization. You'll be working closely with all of Microsoft's key silicon partners to enable new hardware features and push the boundaries of performance, reliability, security, and more. We're looking for a passionate, innovative, and versatile engineer to lead.

Not sure if this is the right job for you?

We ship an extremely high quality platform that delights our customers, release after release. But more importantly, we have a collaborative culture where new ideas are embraced and encouraged. Our goal is to create an engaging environment where you can do your best work.

Come talk to us. We're hiring for a wide variety of roles and responsibilities. We'd love to find the right spot for you on the Virtualization Core Platform team.

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.

Qualifications

Required qualifications:

• Required/Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++ OR equivalent experience

• 2 + years' experience with hypervisors, kernel mode programming, containers, and/or security or equivalent experience

Preferred qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 10+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, Rust

• OR Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, Rust OR equivalent experience

• 4+ years people management experience

• Experience coding, debugging, testing, and problem solving skills

• Proven communication and collaboration skills

• Ability to work on a large codebase and willing to take on a wide variety of challenges

• Reliable understanding of systems software and hardware/software interaction

• A track record of solid results across multiple ship cycles

• Experience with hypervisors, kernel mode programming, containers, and/or security

• Thorough understanding of modern computer architectures found in desktop PCs and servers

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Other Qualifications:

• The 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

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 (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .