Senior Software Engineer

The Remote Desktop Transport and Protocol team is part of the Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) organization, which was recently recognized as a leader in the inaugural Gartner Magic Quadrant™ for Desktop as a Service (DaaS). With strong momentum from customers transitioning from on-premises Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) to cloud-based solutions, Windows 365 and AVD have become a billion-dollar business and continue to experience rapid growth. This is a strategic Horizon 2 growth area within Microsoft’s Experiences and Devices (E+D) division.

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our team and help shape the future of remote desktop streaming technologies. In this role, you will work on the core transport and protocol components that power Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365, contributing to performance, reliability, and innovation across platforms.

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

• Develop and maintain protocol and transport stacks for Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) across multiple operating system architectures, with a primary focus on Windows.
• Instrument and optimize code to enhance performance and diagnosability.
• Innovate and implement new features to improve connection reliability and user experience in RDP.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design a common transport framework and implement proactive alerting and testing to prevent regressions.
• Analyze customer feedback, incident data, and telemetry to identify areas for improvement.
• Mentor and support other developers by sharing best practices and technical guidance across the organization.

Embody the Microsoft culture and values .

Qualifications

Required Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in C++, C, C#, or Java
• • OR equivalent experience.
• 2+ years industry experience coding in C++.
• Proficiency in debugging complex multithreaded scenarios.

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, C#, or Java
• • OR Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering e