The Role The client is hiring an architect-level lead engineer to work at the deepest layer of the product. This is genuinely rare-skills work: software that runs when there is no working operating system, boots over the internet, takes over Windows setup flows, and hooks low-level OS mechanics to update machines without interrupting the people using them. The role sits at the intersection of software engineering and enterprise IT operations, so you need to understand both how Windows works internally and how large IT organizations actually deploy, patch, and manage fleets. You will collaborate directly and frequently with the co-founder/CTO and Head of Product to turn product concepts into technical designs, and you will help lead the engineers building alongside you. The domain is unusual enough that even engineers with near-ideal backgrounds have taken several months to become fully productive. The client is looking for someone who wants to go deep on one hard product and stay.

*Development Responsibilities* The on-endpoint decision engine: endpoint state scanning,



desired-state policy interpretation, vulnerability-driven (CVE) prioritization, and self-generated task sequences with dependency ordering and multi-reboot orchestration. Zero-disruption update mechanics: detecting in-use applications, deferring and retrying patches, and hooking the Windows startup sequence to complete updates that cannot run while someone is working. Bare-metal OS deployment and internet boot: a WinPE-based recovery environment, Microsoft-signed boot code, and fully programmatic (image-free) Windows installation, including recovery when the OS is unbootable or the drive is gone. Windows Autopilot completion: the product's takeover of Autopilot's single-reboot setup flow to deliver ordered, dependency-aware, fully configured builds, including hands-off staging by device suppliers. Pre-boot identity: Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) device-code authentication from the recovery setting

📌 Lead Software Engineer/Architect (India)
🏢 Starcom consulting
📍 India