Senior Software Engineer

Microsoft

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: —
Salary: $119,800–$234,700 / yr
Posted: 8 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live 2 days ago
Closes: Mar 2, 2027

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $169k

This role $177k

$106k most similar roles pay here $248k

This role pays more than 69% of similar roles. Most pay $149,500–$188,277 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $177k versus about $169k 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 598 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $119,800–$234,700 across 586 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer

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Senior Software Engineer The Senior Software Engineer joins the Microsoft Security team to build and operationalize security-first systems that enable safe, scalable AI adoption. This role focuses on transforming complex signals across identity, endpoints, data, applications, and infrastructure into actionable insights, detection pipelines, and automated mitigation workflows. You will design end-to-end systems to address AI-native threat models such as prompt injection, data exfiltration, and model misuse while building distributed systems for high-volume telemetry processing. Key responsibilities include developing correlation engines, vulnerability management tools, and response playbooks. The role requires proficiency in Python, C#, or Java to develop scalable platforms and automated pipelines. You will solve the challenge of bridging traditional security controls with emerging AI technologies, ensuring enterprise readiness by integrating security into inference pipelines, RAG workflows, and agentic systems while maintaining high standards for reliability and performance.

What does a Software Engineer earn?

Median $197500 from 2196 postings across 133 companies.

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Skills

Python C# Java Azure LLM RAG SIEM Data Pipelines Distributed Systems Detection Engineering Incident Response Cloud Security Endpoint Security Threat Modeling ASPM MDC

What you'll do

Design and build detection pipelines across identity, endpoint, data, and application signals to identify vulnerabilities and active threats.
Develop correlation engines and logic to transform multi-source telemetry into high-confidence security signals.
Build and operationalize automated incident response playbooks using rule-based systems and AI-assisted reasoning.
Architect scalable security platforms and distributed data pipelines for processing high-volume enterprise telemetry.
Implement security controls specifically for AI-native threats such as prompt injection, data leakage, and model abuse.
Develop prioritization models to track and remediate vulnerabilities across cloud resources and application environments.
Build telemetry systems to measure detection effectiveness and drive continuous improvement of security operations.
Lead the design and delivery of complex, large-scale security systems from initial concept to production.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree required.
6+ years of experience in security engineering, software engineering, or distributed systems.
8+ years of experience in security engineering and large-scale system design is preferred.
Strong programming skills in Python, C#, or Java for system design and automation.
Experience building production-grade security systems, including detection pipelines and platforms.
Deep understanding of identity, cloud security, endpoint security, and data protection domains.
Familiarity with AI/ML systems, LLMs, RAG pipelines, and agentic workflows.
Expertise in cloud security platforms (Azure preferred) and security telemetry platforms like SIEM or data lakes.

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