Xbox Cloud Gaming’s Streaming team is seeking a motivated Senior Software Engineer with experience in shipping video streaming applications across devices and the web. Ideal candidates should think broadly, collaborate well, be able to tackle a diverse mix of technologies, and enjoy enabling gamers to play anywhere.

Xbox Cloud Gaming (https://www.xbox.com/en-US/cloud-gaming) is a transformative product merging gaming, the cloud, and smart devices. Join us as we advance the technology behind cloud gaming.

We value collaboration, diversity, and self-direction, offering support for personal and professional growth. With challenging projects, a dedicated team, and game-changing products, this is a rewarding opportunity!

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.

Responsibilities

• Drive significant feature development across the server & client streaming technologies stack, leveraging the full Microsoft ecosystem.

• Investigate, diagnose, and fix product issues in development & production

• Predictably deliver high quality, testable & reliable code in a production setting

• Grow and fosteran inclusive, creative, high-performance problem-solving team culture

• Work within and across teams to solve complex technical challenges 

• Coach & mentor other team members 

• Develop engineering best-practices 

Qualifications

Required 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#, Java, JavaScript, or Python

• OR equivalent experience.

Perferred Requirements

• Motivated to learn and push the boundaries in challenging technical domains

• Skilled in design, debugging, and problem solving 

• Comfortable in a continuously delivering, responsive, and agile product team

• Experience in C++ Experience developing in a standards-based web environment

• Experience with computer networking fundamentals

• Experience with delivering video streaming or computer graphics applications on networks – MSE, HLS, MPEG DASH, etc.

• Experience with Windows desktop capture technology – Windows Graphics Capture, Indirect Display Driver, etc.

• Experience with Graphics APIs. DirectX11, DirectX12 and DXGI, etc.

• Experience with browser content engines and web standards – Chromium, WebKit, Gecko, WebRTC, WASM, etc

Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $117,200 - $229,200 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 $153,600 - $250,200 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until November 5, 2024.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .