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$163,000–$296,400 / yr
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59 days ago

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As a Principal Software Engineer on the Copilot Security team at Microsoft, you will play a pivotal role in developing security features for agentic AI systems that protect users across Windows, Edge, web, mobile, and third-party products. Your responsibilities include designing secure orchestration frameworks to enable safe delegation of actions, inventing intelligent agents with robust guardrails, and collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to drive the adoption of best practices. You will also monitor key metrics for agentic AI security, align with Microsoft’s central security roadmaps, and document patterns that ensure responsible orchestration. This role requires expertise in languages like C++, C#, Java, or Python, as well as hands-on experience with large-scale services, secure orchestration frameworks, and distributed training technologies such as Ray and Kubernetes. You must be adept at explaining complex systems to both technical and non-technical stakeholders and have a proven track record of mentoring engineers while balancing innovation with security fundamentals.

Skills

Python Go C# Java JavaScript Docker Kubernetes Ray Slurm HPC Phoenix MLFlow LangFuse Azure Azure AI Services Azure OpenAI Service Azure AD Defender Purview LangGraph Amazon Strands SDK

What you'll do

  • Develop and ship agentic AI-powered security features to protect users from threats.
  • Design and implement secure orchestration frameworks for Copilot's cross-platform actions.
  • Invent intelligent agents that use information flow analysis for security and privacy.
  • Monitor key metrics for agentic AI security, using insights to improve defenses.
  • Document secure agentic AI patterns addressing novel risks and enabling responsible orchestration.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field and 8+ years of engineering experience.
  • Experience coding in C, C++, C#, Java, Go, or Python.
  • Hands-on experience designing and operating security-critical or AI-powered systems at scale.
  • Proven ability to design, build, and ship agentic AI features or frameworks.
  • Ability to explain complex systems and security concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

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