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Work type
On-site
Location
Redmond, WA
Salary
$142,800–$274,800 / yr
Posted
52 days ago

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $181k
This role $209k
$101k most similar roles pay here $293k

This role pays more than 95% of similar roles. Most pay $155,000–$207,350 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $209k versus about $181k for comparable roles.

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About Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation is a global technology leader producing software, hardware, and cloud services including Windows, Office 365, Azure cloud platform, Xbox gaming, and Surface devices. Industry: Software & Cloud Computing

Microsoft currently has 1103 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · | Microsoft Careers

Join the Identity Security Breach Response Squad at Microsoft as a senior software engineer where you will tackle complex identity-related threats by building and operating mission-critical services that enhance global security. You’ll design scalable systems to analyze large datasets, apply AI to assist human decision-making in high-pressure scenarios, and mentor engineers while ensuring operational excellence through reliability and observability practices. This role requires 5+ years of experience in distributed systems, secure system design, and technical leadership across multiple projects. Ideal candidates have a background in security tooling, data-intensive platforms, and agentic AI systems with a focus on safety and evaluation. Work directly with large-scale identity telemetry to improve how the global platform defends itself against sophisticated attacks.

What you'll do

  • Build services to help security teams investigate and respond to global identity threats.
  • Design systems connecting signals across large datasets for high-confidence findings.
  • Apply AI thoughtfully in security investigations with human-in-the-loop controls.
  • Lead architecture and technical direction across multiple workstreams and engineering teams.
  • Drive operational excellence for mission-critical security services, ensuring reliability.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of professional software engineering experience in production services.
  • Background in distributed systems including reliability, performance, scalability, and operational excellence.
  • Proven ability to design secure systems using threat modeling and secure coding practices.
  • Demonstrated technical leadership in driving architecture decisions and delivering complex projects.
  • Experience applying AI thoughtfully to improve workflows in high-consequence environments.
  • Expertise in building security-related tooling for investigation, eviction, detection, or forensics.

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