Software Engineer - WSD

• 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.

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#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • 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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