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The Senior Software Engineer joins the Global Secure Access Datapath team to build high-scale, identity-aware services for Microsoft Entra. This role involves designing and developing distributed data path services and performant networking components that support Zero Trust principles globally. You will integrate AI-driven telemetry and automation to enhance security, reliability, and performance while ensuring secure access for Copilot experiences. Key responsibilities include driving engineering excellence through code reviews, modern DevOps practices, and improving test coverage for live services. Candidates should possess experience with distributed services and proficiency in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python. Preferred technical skills include knowledge of L7 proxies like NGINX or Envoy, L3/L4 firewalls, DPDK, and leveraging AI/ML for telemetry analysis in large-scale systems.
What does a Software Engineer earn?
Median $196750 from 2536 postings across 152 companies.
Design and build large-scale, distributed data path services for secure access across Microsoft Entra.
Develop performant and secure networking components to handle identity-aware traffic at global scale.
Integrate AI-driven telemetry and automation to enhance security, reliability, and performance.
Drive engineering excellence through code reviews, telemetry-driven decisions, and modern DevOps practices.
Improve test coverage and implement integration tests to ensure observability for live services.
Participate in on-call rotations to support and resolve live-site issues.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 4+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages like C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python, or equivalent experience.
4+ years of experience with Distributed Services.
Ability to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check.
Knowledge of L7 proxies (e.g., NGINX, Envoy, HAProxy), L3/L4 firewalls and DPDK (preferred).
Familiarity with continuous delivery/deployment systems and modern DevOps practices (preferred).
Experience leveraging AI/ML for telemetry analysis or automation in large-scale systems (preferred).
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