Overview
Are you eager to shape the future of .NET by working on one of its core components? Join our team as a Software Engineer focused on MSBuild, a powerful, general-purpose build system that powers Visual Studio and the .NET SDK. As a member of our team, you’ll play a key role in advancing MSBuild, an essential part of the .NET ecosystem trusted to build millions of projects worldwide. MSBuild is open-source, cross-platform, and deeply integrated with both Visual Studio and the .NET SDK. In this role, you’ll help design and implement new build features, boost performance and reliability, investigate opportunities to leverage the power of AI, and ensure MSBuild evolves to support modern development workflows. We work in the open on GitHub, collaborating with the global developer community to deliver high-quality tooling relied upon by developers everywhere. If you thrive on solving complex engineering challenges, enjoy working across diverse platforms, and are passionate about contributing to one of the world’s most impactful software development ecosystems, we’d love to hear from you.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain MSBuild features and infrastructure across platforms
Implement new build capabilities and evolve existing APIs to improve performance, reliability, and developer experience
Investigate, diagnose, and resolve complex issues in build scenarios across Windows, Linux, and macOS
Optimize MSBuild for a wide variety of workloads including cloud-native, mobile, and enterprise applications
Collaborate with other .NET teams and contribute to open-source development on GitHub
Participate in design discussions, code reviews, and architectural decisions for the build system
Explore and integrate emerging AI techniques to enhance build diagnostics, performance tuning, and developer workflows

Qualifications

Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent work experience
Strong programming skills (preferably C#, but can also be Java, C++, Go, ...)
Experience with large-scale software systems and a passion for developer productivity
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate across diverse, distributed teams
Familiarity with open-source development and GitHub workflows and understanding of build systems would help you to ramp up faster

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form. Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

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 with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.

MSBuild Software Engineer