Job Description

Senior Software Engineer

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Bangalore, Karnataka, India



Date posted

Oct 28, 2025

Job number

1903422

Work site

0 days / week in-office - remote

Travel

0-25

%

Role type

Individual Contributor

Profession

Software Engineering

Discipline

Software Engineering

Employment type

Full-Time

Overview

The Virtualization Core Platform hypervisor team is responsible for building foundational components of Microsoft's virtualization stack. Hyper-V is the backbone of Microsoft's cloud infrastructure, supporting millions of virtual machines that power services such as Azure and Windows. Our team works on technologies that enable secure, reliable, and high-performance virtualization across diverse platforms, including Linux and Windows, while collaborating with hardware partners and the open-source community.

As a Senior Software Engineer specializing in virtualization and kernel development, you will design and implement low-level components such as hypervisors, kernels, and firmware. You will work closely with silicon partners to enable new hardware features and improve performance, reliability, and security. This role offers opportunities to contribute to datacenter transformation, container technologies, and cross-platform innovation, including support for open-source projects.

You will gain experience in operating systems that power Azure, Windows Server, Xbox, and Microsoft's Linux platforms. This position provides exposure to large-scale distributed systems and cutting-edge virtualization technologies, enabling you to make a meaningful impact on Microsoft's cloud ecosystem.

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

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++ or Rust. + OR equivalent experience.
1+ year experience building operating system, virtualization, or device drivers features.

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

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science + OR related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C / C++ or Rust.
+ OR Python
+ OR Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C / C++ or Rust.
+ OR equivalent experience.
1+ year experience working on any type of virtualization or operating system kernel

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Responsibilities

Collaborate with a dynamic team of engineers, including mentoring engineers in the workgroup. Learn and share ideas continuously.Drive for quality in everything you do and continuously improve the quality of the systems on which you work. Collaborate across team boundaries to define and drive team charter and vision. Provide technical input across the Windows Core and Azure teams. Design and implement new virtualization related features for Azure, Windows and Hyper-V.
Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.
?Industry leading healthcare
?Educational resources
?Discounts on products and services
?Savings and investments
?Maternity and paternity leave
?Generous time away
?Giving programs
?Opportunities to network and connect
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. 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.