Microsoft · 13 hours ago
Senior Software Engineer / Software Engineer II - Security
United States, Washington, Redmond
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$101K/yr - $199K/yr
2+ years expMicrosoft is a leading technology company focused on empowering individuals and organizations. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to contribute to Microsoft Security, helping to design and implement secure AI-powered solutions that enhance threat detection and response capabilities for security teams.
Agentic AIApplication Performance ManagementArtificial Intelligence (AI)Business DevelopmentDevOpsInformation ServicesInformation TechnologyManagement Information SystemsNetwork SecuritySoftware
Responsibilities
Works with appropriate internal stakeholders (e.g., product manager, privacy/security subject matter expert, technical lead) to understand and determine customer/user requirements for a set of features
Reviews product feature code and test code to ensure it meets team standards, contains the correct test coverage, and is appropriate for the product feature
Considers diagnosability, reliability, testability, and maintainability when reviewing code and understands when code is ready to be shared or delivered
With minimal supervision, tests and explores various design options for a product/solution feature, outlining strengths and weaknesses of each option
Creates and implements code for a product, service, or feature, reusing code as applicable with minimal supervision
Uses appropriate artificial intelligence (AI) tools and practices across the software development lifecycle (SDLC) in a disciplined manner
Applies best practices to build code based on well-established methods and secure design principles while also applying best practices for new code development and formal validation of security invariants
Understands and applies security best practices and establishes code invariants to model "security as code," ensuring each layer is independently secure, and minimizing risk with minimal supervision
Adopts security standards for clear security code review practices for a set of product features that align with design and engineering principles to raise the security hardening for both protections and detections
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ 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
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field 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
2+ years of experience designing, developing, or maintaining secure software systems, with applied knowledge of authentication, data protection, access control, and secure coding practices
2+ years of experience developing single-page web applications (SPAs) using JavaScript, TypeScript, or comparable programming languages
2+ years of experience with modern front-end frameworks and state management libraries such as React, Redux, Angular, Fluent UI, or similar technologies
2+ years of experience building responsive and accessible user interfaces using HTML5, CSS3, and applying U2 and accessibility standards such as WCAG
2+ years of experience integrating with RESTful APIs and managing asynchronous data using tools like AJA2, Fetch, Axios, or equivalent, including experience with Node.js or similar environments for client-server integration, tooling, or testing
2+ years of experience deploying and maintaining front-end applications, including ownership of CI/CD pipelines & infrastructure components
Company
Microsoft
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