Microsoft

The speaker will walk through (high-level) what factors engineers must consider when building and shipping software at scale - beyond just writing code. This includes how teams think about gradual rollouts, testing and preparing for future regressions, and defining quality gates. She will  cover how external factors, such as platform updates, add complexity, and why maintainability and long‑term ownership matter just as much as the initial launch. When in college, one doesn’t thinking about questions like: Will someone be able to read and understand my code two years from now? What happens if an API I rely on changes five years down the line? What if something breaks in a way I didn’t anticipate? She will address these topics and give us an insight into what goes on behind the scene for a successful rollout.

Biography:

Julia Kollin Zomback is a Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft with over seven years of experience working on Microsoft’s device management solution. She works on Android applications that help organizations protect corporate data across large fleets of devices. In her role, Julia leads complex engineering projects end‑to‑end, from design through rollout. This work requires strong cross‑team coordination, deep scenario awareness, and well‑defined quality gates to ensure features ship safely and reliably at scale. Beyond the technical work, Julia is passionate about culture and camaraderie, and actively works to build an environment she’s genuinely excited to show up for every day.