According to Microsoft's Careers site the Company is looking for a software development engineer to help shape the evolution of the next generation of Microsoft's Digital Assistant Cortana . The listing specifically seeks someone to join Cortana Team to push the frontier and redefine the personalization experience on Windows.
It looks like Cortana could pop up on your Windows PC or tablet very soon.
"Do you want to be part of the team that is building the next generation of Cortana? We are looking for strong and motivated developers to help shape the Evolution of the next generation of Microsoft's Digital Assistant - Cortana! The landscape of digital assistant is challenging, exciting, and ground-breaking space. Being part of the Cortana team you will have the opportunity to push the frontier, redefine the personalization experience on Windows. You can help create serendipitous moments of discovery and satisfaction for the users and enable signature experiences that make Windows your indispensable companion in the real world. We also own the search experience, which is one of the premier and most used experiences in Windows. As part of this job you will get significant exposure and opportunities to work on NUI related experiences, use of Web technologies, Services integration and work on hard system problems."
