Senior Software Engineer

Overview

Microsoft Surface Devices is on a mission to deliver iconic end-to-end products across hardware, software, and services that people trust and rely on every day. Central to this mission is the security, reliability, and performance of the low-level software that brings our devices to life. Building these devices requires close collaboration between hardware engineers, software engineers, designers, and manufacturing partners, all with a shared focus on creating industry-defining, secure solutions.

Our team owns the Windows drivers, system services, and debugging tools at the heart of Surface. We are investing in Rust as a first-class systems language for driver development, and we are looking for a Senior Software Engineer with deep Rust expertise to contribute to and help shape that transition.

You will start in the Windows Driver in Rust (WDR / windows-drivers-rs / WDK) space, hardening our Rust driver foundations, patterns, and tooling, and grow into tackling other subsystems as the charter expands. You will own or collaborate on solutions and design decisions with minimal technical oversight, write code that is extensible, maintainable, well-tested, secure, and performant, and apply AI tools across the software development lifecycle, working alongside system architects, IHVs, and Windows OS teams on a cutting-edge roadmap.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and ship Windows drivers in Rust, both kernel-mode and user-mode, using and advancing the windows-drivers-rs (WDR) framework.
• Apply AI-native development practices by independently using appropriate AI tools and practices across the software development lifecycle.
• Lead discussions for, and own, driver architecture and design decisions with minimal technical oversight.
• Drive quality and test automation by independently creating clear plans for testing and assuring quality.
• Own complex debugging and retrospective root-cause analysis.
• Uphold security-as-code, privacy, safety, and accessibility by applying security practices.
• Organize work into an actionable roadmap by breaking work into smaller sets of tasks.

Company Culture

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.