Max Benat
Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft
Washington, United States
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Top SchoolMax Benat is a Senior Software Engineer with 11 years of experience at Microsoft, specializing in architectural design, release management, and quality assurance for Windows core surfaces. He currently leads the Online Service Experience Pack, architecting AI integrations, content delivery infrastructure, and automated feature-readiness tooling to improve Action Center, Notifications, Focus Assist, and Quick Actions. Known for restoring user trust through reliability-driven roadmaps, he blends hands-on engineering with cross-disciplinary program leadership and mentorship of interns and new hires. Max’s background in both product-facing UI surfaces and backend release processes gives him a rare end-to-end perspective on shipping reliable OS features at scale. An earlier career in language resource development and stage lighting hints at his aptitude for coordination, user empathy, and meticulous rehearsal before launch.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Paramus High SchoolBachelor of Arts (BA), Computer Science, Bachelor of Arts (BA), Computer Science at Cornell University
English, SpanishGithub contributions (2)
cyclonezephyrxz7/YikYak.NET
Apr 2015 - Apr 2015
Contributions:12 commits, 8 pushes, 1 branch in 22 days
awbn/kdrcornell-node
Feb 2015 - Feb 2015
Contributions:2 pushes in 1 day
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