Overview

Join the Update Platform team as a Senior Software Engineer for the chance to have an impact on billions of customers every day. The Update Platform Team is responsible for ensuring seamless delivery and integration of Windows software updates and always keeping our customers up-to-date and secure.

As a key member of this team, you'll be at the forefront of ensuring our software products remain cutting-edge, secure, and high performing. Imagine being part of a collaborative environment where your contributions have a direct impact on the user experience and drive the success of our products.

In this exciting role, you'll work with a diverse group of talented professionals, leveraging the latest technologies and best practices to streamline our update processes. From leveraging the latest technological trends in ML and AI to architecting the next level of scalability of the update pipeline for the ever-increasing demands of our customers, this role is the ideal place to enhance your skill set as you work on hard problems. If you're passionate about technology, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and are eager to make a tangible difference, the Update Platform Team is the perfect place for you. Join us and be part of a team that's shaping the future of software updates!

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities

You will be designing and implementing new features to support customer requirements as well as continuously improving the quality and reliability of the update stack client code responsible for discovery, installation and lifecycle of updates to the operating system.
You will work with other teams across WSD and Windows to design and build features that enable the most efficient and seamless way to update their components to bring to market the latest in innovation including ML/AI models, Applications, and security updates. As we look toward a new future with Agentic AI and AI Orchestration, we will be looking for you to bring new thinking and ideas as we move forward.
You will design, test and develop these features based on internal and external customer requirements leveraging a fast-paced quarterly planning cycle. Lots of opportunity to have organizational impact by collaborating, innovating and building the next set of internal processes and tools to support fast yet reliable shipping of new code to our validation rings and retail customers.
Address security vulnerabilities and at the same time build resilient architecture for your components in today's ever increasing security focused landscape.
Monitor monthly retail releases to Windows and diagnose/mitigate/resolve issues expeditiously when they happen.
Mentor junior developers and interns that join the team.
Work closely with other software engineers and architects on the team and partner teams around the globe in an inclusive and collaborative environment.

Qualifications

Qualifications Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#
- OR equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with technical abilities around design, coding, rapid prototyping, debugging, and problem solving.   
Recent exposure and implementation of products and services leveraging the latest generative AI models and agents.
Previous experience with verbal, written and cross group collaboration and communication  .
Operating System fundamentals background, deployment technology.
Experience in coding, debugging, and problem-solving skills. 
Demonstrated focus for meeting customer needs. 
Contributing to team culture. 
Track record of learning and growing.

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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.

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.

Senior System Software Engineer - WSD

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