AI Security Software Engineer
Carnegie Mellon University
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This role pays more than 58% of similar roles. Most pay $167,075–$235,750 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $209k versus about $201k for comparable roles.
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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 694 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $119,800–$234,700 across 636 roles with salary data.
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As a Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft Cloud + AI’s Cloud Security team, you will lead the development of advanced AI-driven security systems that enhance detection, investigation, response, and risk reduction across Microsoft’s expansive cloud environment. Your day-to-day responsibilities include designing and building scalable software services using large language models, retrieval-augmented generation, knowledge graphs, and multi-modal signal processing to support engineering and security teams in making informed decisions. You will also create robust evaluation frameworks and collaborate with various internal teams to ensure the systems are secure by design and operationally excellent. The ideal candidate has extensive experience building AI and ML systems in large-scale cloud environments, expertise in responsible AI practices, and a strong background in distributed systems and cloud security technologies such as Azure services and Kubernetes.
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