Microsoft · 20 hours ago
Principal Security Software Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$140K/yr - $275K/yr
6+ years expMicrosoft is dedicated to making the world a safer place through innovative security solutions. The Principal Security Software Engineer will lead efforts to design and implement AI-driven tools that help identify risks in Microsoft's AI products and enhance security capabilities across the organization.
Agentic AIApplication Performance ManagementArtificial Intelligence (AI)Business DevelopmentDevOpsInformation ServicesInformation TechnologyManagement Information SystemsNetwork SecuritySoftware
Responsibilities
Lead efforts to design, implement, and support AI-driven adversary emulation tooling
Support partner development teams and the open-source community in contributing to our services
Partner with internal defensive security teams to improve their detection, investigation, and response capabilities
Build relationships with peers through design and code reviews, and peer mentoring
Analyze emerging attack techniques from red teams, adversarial researchers, and external threat actors, leveraging these insights to develop and refine advanced security tooling
Embody our culture and values
Qualification
Required
Bachelor'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
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 background and Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter
Preferred
Master'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 Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 12+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience
The ability to apply reference architecture and patterns for a variety of solutions (e.g., advanced analytics, artificial intelligence, analytics, security, etc.)
Demonstrated knowledge of the engineering life-cycle that provides for task estimation, design and code review, specification review, bug triage, code check-in, sign-off, test targeting, and performance standards to meet customer and business goals
2+ years people management experience
2+ years product ownership experience
Benefits
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
Company
Microsoft
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Funding
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