Senior Windows Operating System Engineer
HP is hiring a Senior Windows Operating System Engineer in Taipei, Taiwan. Level rates it ; you can apply on HP.
Level's read on this job
- Uses AI ●●○○ is how Level rates this role: an ordinary role that requires AI tools.
- The posting mentions Windows, Microsoft Windows and Edge AI among its tools and skills.
- Level classes it as a senior role.
- HP has 846 other open roles on Level.
- Posted within the past week.
AI in this role
Senior Windows OS engineer shaping feature adoption, platform alignment, and evaluating emerging Windows technologies including Edge AI features.
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Location Requirement
Candidates must perform the job in the posting location and be authorized to work in Taiwan.
Position Overview
This role shapes and executes HP’s Windows OS feature adoption across Consumer, Commercial, Gaming, and Workstation portfolios, with responsibility for new feature enablement, platform alignment, and Microsoft partnership engagement. The team serves as HP’s main technical interface with Microsoft, driving Windows platform planning, feature readiness, policy compliance that influence future products and customer experiences.
The role requires strong technical capability, Windows expertise, and partner management skills to accelerate platform innovation, help shape Microsoft roadmaps, support business objectives, and deliver best-in-class Windows experiences across HP products.
Key Responsibility:
- Lead evaluation, enablement, and proof-of-concept efforts for emerging Windows hardware features and technologies, including Windows Unmetered Intelligence, Edge AI/Agentic OS, Display/HDR experiences, Audio, Sensors, Gaming, and related areas.
- Lead and coordinate with engineering teams and Microsoft to investigate feasibility, readiness, and business value/priority before deployment.
- Perform hands-on proof-of-concept experiment and review, while facilitating technical communication across HP, Microsoft, and IHV engineering teams.
- Early assess, communicate, and manage compliance with Microsoft policies, platform requirements, certification programs, and regulatory obligations. Lead waiver discussions and negotiations when exceptions are required while ensuring risks are properly assessed and mitigated.
- Provide guidance and consultation to internal teams on Microsoft features, platform requirements, policies, best practices, and strategic directions. Promote knowledge sharing and capability development across organizations
- Communicates program progress, escalations, and problem analysis to managements and product stakeholders.
Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in computer science, a related field with at least 10 years’ experience.
- Strong understanding of Microsoft Windows architecture (x86 & ARM), component, driver and firmware design and requirements.
- Familiarity with hardware platforms from Intel, AMD, Qualcomm, and Nvidia.
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team-oriented environment.
- Ability to adapt to the new technologies and process quickly
Additional Skills:
- Familiarity with one or more of the following on-device AI areas is a plus:
- Agentic AI frameworks, Windows AI stack, ONNX Runtime, Windows ML, Foundry Local, and related technologies.
- Ability to design and develop autonomous agent workflows.
- Experience optimizing AI workloads across CPU, GPU, and NPU.
- Knowledge of software development and debugging on Windows platforms.
- Excellent written, verbal communication, and presentation skills; mastery in English and local language.
- Excellent program management skills to contribute effectively to engineering efforts.
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How we rate this
Senior Windows Operating System Engineer at HP rates 40 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Uses AI (AI Level 2 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Uses AI. An ordinary role that requires AI tools.
- ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
- ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
- ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
- ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39
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- What's a project where you used Windows hands-on?
- Walk me through how you've used Microsoft Windows in your day-to-day work.
- What are the limits of Edge AI that you've run into, and how did you work around them?
- This role expects you to use AI tools as part of the job. Which ones have you used, and for what?
- Tell me about a time an AI tool got something wrong. How did you catch it?
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