Senior Software Design Engineer
Company: Microsoft
Location: Mountain View
Posted on: November 1, 2025
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Job Description:
The Xbox Video team is looking for a Senior Software Design
Engineer who is passionate about video and is excited to work on
cutting edge hardware. We are responsible for all things video
related on Xbox and beyond! You will be working on low-level
drivers and firmware interacting with the state-of-the-art graphics
and video hardware as well as a variety of video technologies
including but not limited to video encode, decode, color
processing, motion estimation, rate control etc. You will be a
member of an experienced team that is responsible for collaborating
with internal and external partners to solve challenging problems
in the area of Xbox video. Good understanding of general media
concepts is valuable, should be comfortable working on driver and
firmware-level code. 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: Bachelors 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#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent
experience. 3 years experience contributing to device drivers and
kernel programming for consumer PCs or electronics. Other
Requirements: 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.
Preferred Qualifications: Passion for all things video and video
hardware. Deep design, coding, debugging, and problem solving
skills. 2 years experience working on Windows drivers. Software
Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across
the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year. There is a different
range applicable to specific work locations, within the San
Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the
base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $158,400 -
$258,000 per year. Microsoft will accept applications for the role
until October 2, 2025. 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
workgroups 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.
Keywords: Microsoft, Mountain View , Senior Software Design Engineer, IT / Software / Systems , Mountain View, California
