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LAYIQ - Software Engineering IC2 at Microsoft, Redmond, WA

Software Development
Design, implement, test, deploy, and maintain software components that support Windows validation and readiness for monthly security releases.
Contribute to cloud-native services and automation platforms that improve validation coverage, scalability, reliability, and engineering efficiency.
Develop APIs, workflow integrations, dashboards, and services that enable the collection, processing, and analysis of quality signals.
Validation Platform Engineering
Build and enhance automation frameworks used to validate monthly Windows security fixes across diverse hardware, software, and deployment environments.
Improve mechanisms that detect regressions, identify quality risks, and surface actionable insights earlier in the monthly security-release process.
Contribute to systems that increase validation signal quality and reduce manual analysis effort.
AI and Intelligent Engineering
Use AI-assisted development tools, including GitHub Copilot and agentic engineering workflows, to improve engineering productivity and software quality.
Contribute to AI-powered solutions that automate repetitive engineering activities, improve investigation workflows, and accelerate root cause analysis.
Participate in the development of agent-based engineering experiences that improve validation, reliability analysis, and operational efficiency.
Telemetry and Analytics
Use data and telemetry to understand system behavior, identify trends, measure validation effectiveness, and support data-driven decisions for monthly security-release readiness.
Develop dashboards, visualizations, and reporting capabilities that provide visibility into security-fix quality, test effectiveness, release readiness, and operational health.
Work with large-scale engineering datasets to improve quality insights and confidence in monthly Windows security releases.
Service Reliability and Operations
Participate in supporting validation services and platforms in production environments.
Assist with investigation and mitigation of service issues, operational incidents, and reliability concerns.
Contribute durable fixes, automation, documentation, and monitoring improvements that reduce operational burden and improve platform resiliency.
Engineering Excellence
Participate in design reviews, code reviews, testing activities, and operational reviews.
Follow engineering best practices for reliability, observability, maintainability, security, and responsible AI development.
Continuously improve engineering processes, development workflows, and platform capabilities.
Collaboration
Partner with engineering teams, release teams, servicing organizations, and functional stakeholders to improve validation outcomes and accelerate issue resolution for monthly security releases.
Communicate technical concepts clearly and contribute effectively within a highly collaborative engineering environment.

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