Software Development Engineer

This is a position based in Redmond, WA that requires at least 2-3 days onsite a week. This is a 5 month long engagement that is unlikely to extend

The Driver Platform team builds the foundational systems that power how all Windows device drivers are developed, validated, certified, and delivered. The mission is to provide an endtoend platform that enables the ecosystem to ship secure, reliable, highquality device drivers at scale. The Team owns Core driver frameworks and PNP (plug and play) platform tooling on Windows for device driver installation, servicing, lifecycle management, and Developer kits (WDK, HLK) that enable driver development and certification.

Key Contributions & Impact

This pivotal role offers the chance to build and validate next-generation platform components, directly enhancing security and reliability for millions of users. You will contribute to core driver frameworks and platform tooling for device driver installation, servicing, and lifecycle management, working on developer kits that empower the entire hardware ecosystem. Your expertise will be crucial in ensuring a robust, secure, and highly compatible environment for all hardware partners.

Responsibilities

• Build and help validate and ship nextgeneration driver platform components (WDK, HLK, Platform, etc) improving security & reliability.
• Debug complex driver/kernelmode issues across diverse hardware stacks.
• Investigate security issues and identify vulnerability patterns to help secure the driver ecosystem.
• Partner with Windows teams and hardware partners to deliver robust, certifiable drivers.
• Drive AIfirst engineering through creation and integration of AI agents across development, validation, debugging, and certification processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3-5 years of professional experience as a software developer
• Strong development experience with C/C++

Preferred Qualifications

• Native C/C++ systems programming
• Driver or kernel-mode development
• Complex systems debugging
• Verification tools (static or runtime)
• Security research
• Building or integrating AI agents

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