Software Engineer
Apply NowCompany: Microsoft
Location: Redmond, WA 98052
Description:
Security has never been more important at Microsoft and the Defender for Office (MDO) team operates at the forefront of our company's investments to protect customers as they navigate an ever-changing security landscape. In the MDO team, we focus on detecting malicious activity (malware, phish, fraud and spam), responding rapidly and neutralizing the threat.
Our team is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to drive the delivery of critical protections both in mail flow and at time of click. In this role you will be responsible for building some of the most foundational and critical security functionality for M365, working both with internal and external teams. You will be building large scale distributed services and integrating them into a complex system in order to build the next generation of protection.
As a Senior engineer you will be comfortable working in an agile environment, collaborating with peer engineers in MDO, working closely with Product Management and with our partners in Sonar and research to come up with durable solutions that fulfill customer needs. You will be driving designs from inception through the full development lifecycle.
Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Required qualifications:
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:
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
Microsoft will accept applications for the role until December 24, 2024
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form .
Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.
Our team is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to drive the delivery of critical protections both in mail flow and at time of click. In this role you will be responsible for building some of the most foundational and critical security functionality for M365, working both with internal and external teams. You will be building large scale distributed services and integrating them into a complex system in order to build the next generation of protection.
As a Senior engineer you will be comfortable working in an agile environment, collaborating with peer engineers in MDO, working closely with Product Management and with our partners in Sonar and research to come up with durable solutions that fulfill customer needs. You will be driving designs from inception through the full development lifecycle.
Responsibilities:
- Design and implement features and functionality in Microsoft Defender for Office to ensure M365 customers have all the capabilities they need to be protected.
- Adhere to great Safe Deployment Practices (pre-production testing, blast radius reduction, early detection of issues and rollback of changes).
- Mentor and guide junior engineers, providing technical direction, reviewing code, and ensuring best practices are followed.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product management, security experts, and data scientists to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
- Drive end-to-end project delivery, ensuring timely and high-quality results.
- Work on cloud-native technologies and distributed systems to build a robust, resilient, and secure platform.
- Continuously improve our codebase by leveraging new technologies and best practices in security, data governance, and cloud infrastructure.
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.
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.
- 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.
- Experience with building large scale distributed cloud services.
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
Microsoft will accept applications for the role until December 24, 2024
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form .
Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.