Contract Windows Application Developer – Partner Engineer

🕒 April 30

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SOUTHWORKS

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201 - 500 employees

☁️ SaaS

🏢 Enterprise

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

SaaS • Enterprise • Artificial Intelligence

SOUTHWORKS is a premium software engineering partner specializing in nearshore development with over 20 years of expertise. Operating across the US, Latin America, and Europe, they offer flexible and transparent software development services known as 'Development on Demand'. SOUTHWORKS focuses on providing world-class engineering talent in short-term, flexible contracts, allowing clients to scale their projects quickly and predictably. With expertise in areas such as cloud video engineering, data & AI, and emerging technologies, SOUTHWORKS serves clients across various industries by delivering high-profile, complex projects without surprises and with a focus on value addition.

📋 Description

• Support ISV partners with packaging, publishing, and onboarding applications into the Microsoft Store • Resolve technical blockers related to installers, Store dependencies, Windows Update, drivers, policies, and OS-level integrations • Help partners adopt the right architecture across Win32, .NET, UWP, WebView2, PWA, MSIX, and unpackaged app models • Build small tools, sample apps, sandbox environments, and reference implementations to reproduce and solve partner issues • Create proof-of-concepts without touching client codebases • Deliver targeted fixes across packaging workflows, SDK usage, and publishing processes • Work across Microsoft teams including Windows Store, WinGet, Copilot, and platform engineering groups • Identify the right internal stakeholders, escalate technical blockers, and drive solutions across siloed teams • Support high-priority partner escalations in fast-moving, cross-functional environments • Create technical guides, internal playbooks, and reusable reference implementations based on partner learnings • Document packaging best practices and onboarding standards for Microsoft teams and ISV partners • Help establish scalable technical guidance for future partner onboarding • Support outreach efforts to software vendors not yet publishing in the Microsoft Store • Help qualify leads, follow up with ISVs, and support partner adoption initiatives

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of experience working with Windows applications and desktop software distribution • Strong understanding of installers, drivers, OS-level APIs, software packaging, and Windows platform integrations • Experience across Win32, .NET, UWP, WebView2, PWAs, or similar desktop architectures • Background working at companies that ship and distribute commercial software products • Exposure to packaging, deployment, signing, Store submission, and operating system integration • Ability to independently reproduce issues, create sandbox environments, and build reference implementations • Strong problem-solving skills across low-level platform issues and technical ambiguity • Comfortable working directly with clients and senior engineers • Able to explain technical tradeoffs clearly and drive solutions proactively • Strong ownership mindset with a bias toward action • Experience with MSIX, unpackaged apps, Xbox-to-Windows migration, PWA packaging, and Windows Store publishing (nice to have) • Familiarity with installer technologies such as WiX (nice to have) • Experience with GitHub Actions, SDK fixes, and CI publishing workflows (nice to have) • Data pipeline literacy (Spark, Fabric, large-scale systems) (nice to have) • Experience using AI tools like Copilot for prototyping and workflow acceleration (nice to have) • Previous Microsoft experience is a strong plus

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote - within LATAM time zones (GMT-3 to GMT-5) • Contractor (40 hours per week)