Microsoft · 8 hours ago
Software Engineer Security and Identity
Redmond, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Entry Level
$84K/yr - $165K/yr
1+ years expMicrosoft is a leading technology company focused on empowering every person and organization on the planet. They are seeking a Software Engineer in the Security and Identity ecosystem to develop scalable and secure platforms while learning best practices for coding and compliance.
Agentic AIApplication Performance ManagementArtificial Intelligence (AI)Business DevelopmentDevOpsInformation ServicesInformation TechnologyManagement Information SystemsNetwork SecuritySoftware
Responsibilities
With guidance, learns how and creates and implements code for a large scale distributed services runtime
Writes and learns to create code that is extensible and maintainable
Learns about and applies diagnosability, reliability, and maintainability, and understands when the code is ready to be shared and delivered
Applies coding patterns and best practices to write code (e.g., leveraging state-of-the-art generative artificial intelligence [GenAI], approaches to source code organization, naming conventions)
With guidance from more experienced colleagues, identifies and escalates blockers or unknowns during the development process, and communicates how they will impact timelines
Learns about and helps to ensure the correct processes are followed to achieve a high degree of security, privacy, safety, and accessibility. Contributes to efforts to check for visible evidence (e.g., audit trail) to demonstrate compliance for product features
Develops understanding of the implications of onboarding new technologies following expectations of compliance at Microsoft
Develops an understanding of global and local regulations for technologies and system applications
Develops and applies knowledge of debugging tools, tests, logs, telemetry, and other methods to begin supporting efforts to proactively flag issues before they occur for product features in production
Learns to conduct incident retrospectives to identify root causes of problems, and begins to implement repair actions with direct supervision
Grows understanding of and begins to apply least-access principles and uses logging, telemetry, and other appropriate mechanisms with direct supervision to investigate issues while retaining privacy and security
Understands proposals and develops an understanding of how to apply them under the technical leadership of others
With managerial guidance, tests and explores various design options for a product/solution feature, outlining strengths and weaknesses of each option
Produces code to test hypotheses for technical solutions and assists with technical validation efforts
Helps with and participates in the development of design documents that support simple user stories with oversight
Develops an awareness of the current technology landscape. Escalates findings from investigations to team members for design decisions
Learns about the implications of performance, scalability, resiliency, cost of goods sold (COGS), and other requirements and expectations in systems architecture
Begins to uphold Microsoft standards of security, privacy, and other compliance requirements in systems architecture
Develops an understanding of the importance of building solutions that expand upon the work of others
Contributes to the refinement and integration of feedback in product features by escalating findings from analyses to inform decisions regarding the engineering of products
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline with proven experience 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
Preferred
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical field AND 1+ year(s) technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Rust, or Python
OR Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field with proven experience coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Rust, or Python
OR equivalent experience
Proven experience with Fullstack development
Experience with cloud technologies and services
Company
Microsoft
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