Software Engineer 2 - Security for AI at Microsoft

, , United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

10 Mar, 26

Salary

199000.0

Posted On

10 Dec, 25

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Software Engineering, Security Automation, Service Reliability, AI-Driven Threat Protection, CI/CD Pipelines, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Secure Execution Environments, Malware Analysis, Threat Intelligence, Scalable Infrastructure, Workflow Optimization, Innovation in Secure Computing, Coding, Programming Languages, Technical Engineering, Cloud Security

Industry

Software Development

Description

Overview Security represents the most critical priorities for our customers in a world awash in digital threats, regulatory scrutiny, and estate complexity. Microsoft Security aspires to make the world a safer place for all. We want to reshape security and empower every user, customer, and developer with a security cloud that protects them with end to end, simplified solutions. The Microsoft Security organization accelerates Microsoft’s mission and bold ambitions to ensure that our company and industry is securing digital technology platforms, devices, and clouds in our customers’ heterogeneous environments, as well as ensuring the security of our own internal estate. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. In doing so, we create life-changing innovations that impact billions of lives around the world. As a Software Engineer 2 in Microsoft Security AI, you will play a vital role in designing and maintaining scalable, resilient infrastructure that supports security automation and service reliability. Your work will focus on building systems that enable seamless deployment, secure execution environments, and efficient service orchestration for AI-powered security solutions. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure high-performance computing environments, optimize workflows, and drive innovation in secure computing. 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 Responsibilities: Design and build scalable infrastructure to support security automation, service reliability, and AI-driven threat protection. Develop secure execution environments that ensure safe handling of workloads, including malware analysis and threat intelligence. Build CI/CD pipelines to streamline deployment, improve system efficiency, and enhance automation. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate security best practices into infrastructure and service orchestration. Drive innovation in secure computing by researching and implementing new technologies to enhance security and performance. Qualifications Required qualifications: 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. Qualifications - 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 background and Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter. Additional Qualifications: Proficiency in building scalable, resilient infrastructure to support security automation and service reliability. Experience with CI/CD pipelines to streamline deployment, enhance automation, and optimize workflow efficiency. 1+ year experience as an AI Engineer Understanding of secure execution environments for safe workload handling, including potential exposure to malware analysis. Microsoft will accept applications for the role until December 16th, 2025 Software Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $100,600 - $199,000 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 $131,400 - $215,400 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

Design and build scalable infrastructure to support security automation and AI-driven threat protection. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate security best practices into infrastructure and service orchestration.