Software Engineering Mixed Reality

Microsoft • Redmond, WA

3h

About The Position

Imagine logging into Windows not on a monitor, but in a world created around you. Our team is redefining how people experience their PCs by bringing Windows into Mixed Reality. You’ll help transform everyday computing into an immersive, spatial experience; making productivity more natural, connected, and inspiring for users everywhere. As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll help design and build a Mixed Reality Remote Desktop experience that allows users to access their Windows PCs in stunning 3D environments. You’ll collaborate across design and engineering disciplines to create intuitive, spatial interfaces and interactions that blur the line between the physical and digital worlds. This opportunity will allow you to explore cutting-edge MR (Mixed Reality) technology, grow your skills in 3D UI development and cloud integration, and contribute to the future of how people work and create. 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.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript/ TypeScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
• 2+ years experience working with 3D engine or real‑time interactive technologies, such as: Unity, OpenXR, Godot, Unreal, or similar engines.
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• 3–5 years of software engineering experience building and shipping production-quality software.
• Experience building interactive systems, including human–computer interaction, input systems, interaction models, UI frameworks, or similar.
• Experience developing in mixed reality, AR/VR, spatial computing, or sensor-driven environments.
• Experience with performance optimization, scene management, rendering pipelines, or platform constraints in 3D/real‑time systems.
• Experience collaborating in cross‑discipline teams (PM, design, art, research) and contributing to design discussions.
• Experience with Networking protocols and Security assessments.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with appropriate stakeholders to determine user requirements for a scenario.
• Drives identification of dependencies and the development of design documents for a product, application, service, or platform.
• Creates, implements, optimizes, debugs, refactors, and reuses code to establish and improve performance and maintainability, effectiveness, and return on investment (ROI).
• Leverages subject-matter expertise of product features and partners with appropriate stakeholders (e.g., project managers) to drive a workgroup's project plans, release plans, and work items.
• Acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) and guides other engineers by developing and following the playbook, working on call to monitor system/product/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions, alerting stakeholders about status and initiates actions to restore system/product/service for simple and complex problems when appropriate.
• Proactively seeks new knowledge and adapts to new trends, technical solutions, and patterns that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale.

What This Job Offers

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