Senior Software Engineer

Microsoft • Redmond, WA

1h

About The Position

Join the Game Streaming Server team and help shape the future of gaming. We build technology at the intersection of gaming, cloud, and data center hardware, enabling Xbox to deliver immersive experiences to players everywhere. As part of the Xbox Platform organization, our mission is to make gaming accessible on all devices, powered by secure, scalable, and high-performance systems.
Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. We embrace a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize shared goals. Our values, respect, integrity, and accountability create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will design and implement core components for game streaming servers, ensuring security, reliability, and performance at scale. You’ll collaborate with teams across Xbox and Microsoft, influencing architecture and delivering solutions that power next-generation gaming experiences.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C# OR equivalent experience.

Nice To Haves

• Experience designing scalable solutions and working with RPC frameworks (e.g., COM, gRPC).
• Experience in debugging, including telemetry and performance measurement.
• Ability to diagnose complex issues and propose effective solutions.
• Growth mindset and motivation to tackle challenging technical domains.
• Experience with virtualization on Windows platforms.
• Knowledge of CPU/GPU architecture, OS concepts, and kernel debugging.
• Familiarity with networking fundamentals and Azure networking.
• Passion for gaming and customer-centric design.

Responsibilities

• Partner with cross-discipline teams to define technical requirements for new scenarios.
• Drive feature development from design through implementation and testing across multiple stacks and programming languages.
• Deliver secure, maintainable, high-quality code with robust telemetry for monitoring and early issue detection.
• Participate in on-call rotation for live events.
• Review pull requests and technical designs to uphold engineering standards.
• Mentor and coach team members, fostering an inclusive and high-performance culture.
• Contribute to engineering practices and continuous improvement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees