Windows Kernel Driver Engineer: Debug, Telemetry & Validation

TechStar Group; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

TechStar Group in Redmond, WA is seeking a Windows Kernel Driver Engineer to develop and sustain kernel-mode and user-mode drivers. You will debug hardware/firmware/OS interactions, drive quality and release readiness, and add telemetry to enable rapid remote issue resolution.

The role requires strong C/C++ skills, kernel debugging and dump analysis, and experience with HLK/HCK and release pipelines. Collaboration across hardware teams is essential in this contract role.

Qualifications

• Professional experience with Windows drivers or system software.
• Proven kernel debugging and dump analysis.
• Experience supporting release quality or validation.
• Comfortable working across hardware and firmware boundaries.
• Strong collaboration and ownership mindset.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and sustain Windows kernel mode and user mode drivers and system services.
• Debug complex hardware / firmware / OS interactions.
• Drive quality, validation, and release readiness (HLK, LKG, PST).
• Add telemetry and diagnostics to enable fast, remote issue resolution.
• Collaborate with hardware, firmware, IHVs, and internal Windows teams.

Skills

Windows kernel drivers

C/C++

Kernel debugging

Telemetry / observability

Release validation

Hardware/firmware boundary

Git / low-level tooling

Tools

HLK/HCK

Diagnostics tooling

Job description

TechStar Group in Redmond, WA is seeking a Windows Kernel Driver Engineer to develop and sustain kernel-mode and user-mode drivers. You will debug hardware/firmware/OS interactions, drive quality and release readiness, and add telemetry to enable rapid remote issue resolution.

The role requires strong C/C++ skills, kernel debugging and dump analysis, and experience with HLK/HCK and release pipelines. Collaboration across hardware teams is essential in this contract role.