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Microsoft · 5 hours ago

Back-End Senior & Principal Software Engineers

positionRedmond, WA
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
money$120K/yr - $235K/yr
date4+ years exp

Microsoft is committed to making the world a safer place through its Security organization, which focuses on securing digital technology platforms and environments. They are seeking Back-End Senior & Principal Software Engineers to ensure high standards for software security and performance, while applying best practices and Microsoft’s security policies.

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Responsibilities

Owns product/solution architecture by testing design hypotheses and creating detailed specifications
Explores and evaluates design options, outlining strengths and weaknesses for complex scenarios
Collaborates with architects to build and modify complex solutions, providing feedback proactively
Identifies and manages dependencies, ensuring security, compliance, performance, and reliability across systems
Coordinates with other teams to resolve conflicts and achieve common goals where dependencies overlap
Produces high-quality, secure, and performant code, applying best practices and improving maintainability
Escalates blockers and risks, communicating impacts on timelines and proposing mitigation strategies
Conducts timely code reviews, ensuring standards, test coverage, diagnosability, and adherence to best practices
Acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI), monitoring systems, responding to incidents, and driving global resolutions
Leads efforts to reduce incident volume, analyzing patterns and implementing broad preventive measures

Qualification

CC++C#JavaPythonSecure software designMicroservices architectureJavaScriptDistributed data processingConflict resolution

Required

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python + OR equivalent experience
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter

Preferred

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python + OR Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python + OR equivalent experience
6+ years of experience designing, developing, or maintaining secure software systems, with applied knowledge of authentication, data protection, access control, and secure coding practices
6+ years of experience working with distributed data processing frameworks such as Apache Spark, Databricks, or similar technologies to transform and manage large-scale datasets
6+ years of experience designing and developing scalable solutions using microservices architecture and related technologies (e.g., REST, gRPC, Docker, Kubernetes)
3+ years of experience building consensus and resolving conflicts across cross-functional teams to drive alignment and effective decision-making

Benefits

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.

Company

Microsoft

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Microsoft is a software corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells a range of software products and services.
dateFounded in 1975
location
Redmond, Washington, USA
people-size10001+ employees
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https://www.microsoft.com

H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$1M
Key Investors
Technology Venture Investors
2022-12-09Post Ipo Equity
1986-03-13IPO
1981-09-01Series Unknown· $1M

Leadership Team

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Satya Nadella
Chairman and CEO
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Vukani Mngxati
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