Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft

Redmond, Washington, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

08 Jun, 26

Salary

234700.0

Posted On

10 Mar, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Security Monitoring, Detection, Security Controls, Threat Prevention, Architecture, Risk Mitigation, Mentoring, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python

Industry

Software Development

Description

Overview Have you ever wondered what it would be like to help protect over a billion users across the planet? Are you excited about cybersecurity? If so, read on! The team's mission is to protect our customers from the perils and attacks they face as they engage in the online world. This team’s charter is to protect Microsoft 365, the world’s largest productivity service and its principal data store. We continually take inputs from bug bounty, internal penetration test and external customer feedback to keep our customer's data secure. We are tasked with keeping up and exceeding the pace of innovation that is happening around the world. The Substrate Security Team is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to help secure our customers. You will be working with a talented team of engineers chartered with protecting our services (and customers) from the threats they face in this quickly changing landscape of cybersecurity. As a Senior Software Engineer on the Substrate Security Team, you will work with the larger security organization and the Exchange & Substrate product teams to identify areas of security risk, and drive improvements. In this role you will build strategy, write code, work with teams to evangelize secure patterns and build secure services, and drive architectural changes into the product to improve security outcomes. Interested? Come talk to us! Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond. Responsibilities Design, develop and maintain high scale services for Security Monitoring and Detection. Execute security controls, defenses, and countermeasures to intercept and prevent internal or external attacks or attempts to infiltrate company email, data, e-commerce, and web-based systems. Collaborate with the broader security team and the Exchange/Substrate teams to understand the architecture of Substrate and evangelize thoughtful security improvements. Experience balancing security and productivity and finding successful approaches to mitigating risk. Mentoring peers to ensure engineering best practices and code is held at a high-quality bar. Championing a ‘can do’ attitude across the org. Qualifications Required Qualifications: 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. Other Requirements: 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 Qualifications: 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 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 equivalent experience. Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $158,400 - $258,000 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled. Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.

Responsibilities

The role involves designing, developing, and maintaining high-scale services for Security Monitoring and Detection, while executing security controls to prevent internal or external attacks on company systems. Responsibilities also include collaborating with security and product teams to drive architectural security improvements and evangelizing secure patterns.