The Windows Ecosystem and Commercial Engagement team (WECE) sits at the center of how Microsoft brings the full power of Windows to life across a global ecosystem of partners, customers, and engineering teams. Our mission is to transform strategic priorities into real-world innovation—connecting technology, insight, and collaboration so Windows continues to deliver outstanding experiences on every device. Within WECE, Hardware Engineering Enablement (HEE) accelerates the integration of modern hardware capabilities into Windows PCs and provides the tools, guidance, and engineering partnership that elevate device quality, performance, efficiency, and user delight across the ecosystem.
Power efficiency and battery life are fundamental to every Windows device—they shape how customers work, create, connect, and experience mobility every day. The Windows Assessment Toolkit (WAT), part of the Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK), is the trusted measurement platform that OEMs, silicon partners, and retailers rely on to evaluate energy efficiency and bring high-quality devices to market. Our team owns the power and battery-life assessments that turn Microsoft’s measurement approach into a credible, scalable ecosystem practice. We are looking for a self-motivated, innovative, and accountable Software Engineer II to help evolve the next generation of power and energy-efficiency assessments within WAT. In this role, you will collaborate across Microsoft to enable high-quality, delightful PC experiences with outstanding battery life, while applying advances in AI and data to make the toolkit smarter, more reliable, and more impactful for the entire Windows ecosystem.
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Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain automated assessment solutions that measure battery life, energy consumption, and power efficiency across Windows devices.
- Own the accuracy, reliability, and repeatability of energy-efficiency measurements across test cycles, hardware platforms, and product releases.
- Define and evolve methodologies, metrics, and validation approaches used to evaluate power-related user experiences.
- Build automation frameworks and deployment mechanisms that simplify execution and maintenance of assessment workloads.
- Analyze power-consumption patterns and energy-related system behavior to identify opportunities for measurement improvements and ecosystem alignment.
- Collaborate with hardware, silicon, OEM, and platform engineering teams to improve energy-efficiency evaluation and validation practices.
- Deliver secure, maintainable, production-quality software that meets engineering, compliance, and release requirements.
- Participate in technical design reviews and contribute to engineering excellence practices, code quality, and knowledge sharing.
Qualifications
Required / Minimum Qualification
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
- OR equivalent experience.
- Solid understanding of power management and measurement, sleep and power-state transitions, and device/driver behavior.
- Outstanding troubleshooting skills, especially for Windows debugging.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently on features with minimal supervision and diagnose non-deterministic or flaky measurement results.
- Outstanding communication, collaboration, and presentation skills in Mandarin and English.
Additional / Preferred Qualification
- Hands-on experience with ETW tracing and the Windows Performance Toolkit (WPR/WPA); familiarity with ADK/WAT.
- Good understanding of Windows OS internals relevant to power (power management, sleep/Modern Standby, device/driver behavior).
- Familiarity with energy-efficiency validation concepts and battery-life goals for Windows devices.
- Experience with CI/CD, code signing, and secure-by-default engineering practices.
- Good command of AI tools and data analytical skills.
- Prior collaboration with OEM/IHV partners.
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This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
- Solid understanding of power management and measurement, sleep and power-state transitions, and device/driver behavior.
- Outstanding troubleshooting skills, especially for Windows debugging.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently on features with minimal supervision and diagnose non-deterministic or flaky measurement results.
- Outstanding communication, collaboration, and presentation skills in Mandarin and English.
- Hands-on experience with ETW tracing and the Windows Performance Toolkit (WPR/WPA); familiarity with ADK/WAT.
- Good understanding of Windows OS internals relevant to power (power management, sleep/Modern Standby, device/driver behavior).
- Familiarity with energy-efficiency validation concepts and battery-life goals for Windows devices.
- Experience with CI/CD, code signing, and secure-by-default engineering practices.
- Good command of AI tools and data analytical skills.
- Prior collaboration with OEM/IHV partners.
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