Principal Software Engineer - Red Team | Microsoft Careers

Microsoft

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Work type: On-site
Location: US
Salary: $142,800–$274,800 / yr
Posted: 4 days ago
Closes: Dec 9, 2026
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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TL;DR · Principal Software Engineer - Red Team | Microsoft Careers

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As a Principal Software Engineer on the Microsoft Red Team Engineering team, you will design and implement AI-driven red team services that automate end-to-end engagements, advancing the state of generative AI and agentic systems. Your daily tasks include researching cutting-edge attack techniques, contributing to both human-operated tools and automated AI services, and collaborating with defensive security teams to enhance their capabilities. You’ll also support partner development teams and foster strong relationships through code reviews and mentoring. Ideal candidates have expertise in red teaming, adversarial testing, offensive security, and experience with large language models and cloud platforms like Azure or AWS. This role requires a deep understanding of attacker tactics and techniques, as well as robust system design skills.

Skills

Python C# Java Azure AWS GCP LLMs Agentic AI Systems CI/CD Kubernetes Docker PostgreSQL MSSQL Git GitHub Jenkins

What you'll do

Design and implement AI-driven red team services using advanced generative techniques.
Research and productionize cutting-edge AI capabilities for red team engagements.
Analyze latest attack methods from internal and external threat actors.
Develop tools for both human operators and automated AI red teaming systems.
Enhance defensive security teams' detection, investigation, and response abilities.

What we're looking for

Expertise in red teaming, adversarial testing, and offensive security.
Experience with Large Language Models (LLMs) and agentic AI systems.
Strong background in system design and cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP).
8 years of professional software development experience in C# or Java.
Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related fields.

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