A student from various disciplinescan Apply. Interested and eligible candidates can read more details below.
Full Job Description
The Surface Team focuses on building devices that fully express the Microsoft vision – devices that enable the experiences people want and elicit their excitement.
Creating these devices require excellent quality Software and Firmware. We are currently building the next generation of devices and Surface Software/Firmware development team needs you!
To build these devices the Software/Firmware development team has a close partnership between hardware engineers, designers, and manufacturing.
Kindly refer to the following recent announcement https://blogs.windows.com/devices/2019/10/02/surface-reveals-new-holiday-lineup-and-introduces-a-new-category-of-dual-screen-devices-built-for-mobile-productivity/.
Responsibilities
The Surface development team is seeking a talented software development engineer with a strong background in Windows or Linux Drivers
Job responsibilities will encompass the following:
Creating, maintaining, and enhancing many kernel and user drivers and infrastructures. Some examples of those are: http://aka.ms/dmf and http://aka.ms/cfu
Creating driver solutions that can scale across multiple Surface products.
Providing Windows driver consulting to various internal partner teams who are developing domain specific drivers.
Debugging Windows Kernel, drivers or firmware issues that may be encountered on our manufacturing line, reported by selfhosters, and other avenues.
Fixing driver issues.
Collaborating with internal and external partner teams
Qualifications
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.
Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.
Minimum Qualification
BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related field
Minimum of 5 years of experience in software or hardware development related fields
Excellent C/C++ design and coding skills
Excellent debugging and software architecture skills.
Experience with any of Kernel, Windows Internals, Windows Drivers, Linux Drivers, UEFI, WDM, WDF, KMDF, UMDF, Interrupts, DMA, I2C, SPI, USB, UART, etc.
Additional Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with Graphics, Display, Display Calibration, Color profiles, and WDDM.
Experience with developing systems firmware and drivers for embedded processors / microcontrollers
Experience debugging hardware/firmware/UEFI/drivers during board bring-up and component upgrade.
Some domestic and international travel may be necessary.
Interested and Eligible candidates can apply for this drive online by scrolling down and clicking on Apply HERE.
