Type: Contract, per-project.
Location: Remote - within LATAM time zones (GMT-3 to GMT-5)
Availability: Contractor (40 hours per week)
Core Responsibilities
- Hands-on engineering (30–40%)
- Build small tools, sample apps, packaging automation, and targeted patches to Microsoft SDKs/CI workflows that accelerate partner onboarding.
- Technical guidance for elite partners
- Work directly with senior engineers at leading AI and ISV companies to unblock their Windows app builds, packaging, publishing, OAuth flows, desktop features, and performance.
- Windows application packaging and migration
- Package PWAs, support WebView2/desktop hybrid architectures, assist app migrations from Xbox to Windows, and help partners adopt MSIX/unpackaged patterns.
- Ecosystem content and best practices
- Ghost-write technical guides and internal artifacts for Microsoft teams based on lessons learned (docs, engineering playbooks, reference implementations).
Required Experience
- Strong Windows engineering background (5+ years required; 8+ preferred)
- Proven experience shipping Windows applications (Win32, .NET, UWP, WebView2 hybrids), debugging with tools such as ProcMon, WinDbg, Fiddler, and strong C# skills with the ability to read C++.
- Full-stack proficiency with service integrations
- Experience building and consuming REST APIs, OAuth flows, and distributed app architectures that connect desktop clients to cloud services.
- Technical judgment with ambiguous requirements
- Able to decompose unclear problems, propose architectural tradeoffs (UWP vs Win32 vs hybrid/PWA), and work effectively with senior Microsoft engineers and PMs.
- Clear, confident communication with technical and business audiences
- Capable of explaining desktop technology choices in terms of engineering effort, risk, time-to-market, and business impact.
- Strong ownership and proactive execution
- Able to identify opportunities, drive solutions without waiting for instruction, and deliver incremental value quickly.
Desired Skills
- Experience with MSIX, unpackaged apps, app installers, Xbox-to-Windows porting, PWA packaging, and Windows Store publishing workflows.
- Familiarity with performing targeted fixes to SDKs, CI pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions), and internal tooling used for app publishing.
- Experience writing technical documentation or training materials.
Engagement Details
- Duration: 5-6month contract
- Location: Remote with meetings across U.S. time zones
- Deliverables: Engineering contributions, partner enablement, reusable artifacts, and internal documentation
(*) SOUTHWORKS only hires individuals from countries that are not blocked or sanctioned by the United States, including those identified on the United States Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC).
