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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
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Senior Software Engineer - AI Expereinces, Microsoft Edge joins the AI Experiences organization to develop secure, AI-powered enterprise browsing features. This role focuses on designing and delivering security, Data Loss Prevention, and Copilot integrations within the Microsoft Edge C++ codebase. The engineer will drive technical architecture for integrations between the browser and the broader security, compliance, identity, and management ecosystem, including Microsoft Purview. Day-to-day responsibilities involve implementing performant features, leading cross-organizational initiatives involving native code and cloud services, and mentoring other engineers through design and code reviews. The ideal candidate possesses strong C++ expertise, including object-oriented design, STL, RAII, memory management, multithreading, and performance optimization. This position addresses the complex challenge of enabling organizations to adopt generative AI while protecting sensitive information and ensuring secure data handling within a commercial browser environment.
What does a Software Engineer earn?
Median $196500 from 2013 postings across 147 companies.
Design, implement, and ship secure features in the Microsoft Edge C++ codebase for enterprise security and Copilot experiences.
Drive technical architecture for integrations between Microsoft Edge and security, compliance, identity, and management ecosystems.
Lead cross-organizational initiatives involving browser components, native code, cloud services, and sensitive data protection.
Translate commercial customer requirements into scalable solutions using telemetry and feedback to improve performance and reliability.
Shape the team's long-term technical strategy and foster a culture of technical excellence.
Mentor engineers through design and code reviews to ensure high-quality software production.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field and 4+ years of experience developing production software in C++.
Master's degree in Computer Science and 6+ years of software engineering experience (preferred).
Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of software engineering experience with substantial production development in C++ (preferred).
Strong C++ software engineering experience including designing, implementing, testing, and debugging secure, reliable, and high-performance production software.
Strong foundation in modern C++, including object-oriented design, STL, RAII, memory management, multithreading, performance optimization, data structures, algorithms, and debugging.
Experience with large-scale, cross-platform software systems involving browsers, operating systems, enterprise security, DLP, identity, or AI-powered product integrations (preferred).
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