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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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The Microsoft Security organization is seeking Senior Software Engineers + Software Engineer IIs to design and develop large-scale distributed software services. In this role, you will build modular, secure, and reliable components while driving modern engineering practices through design reviews and code reviews. Daily responsibilities include performing system design across multiple components, improving test coverage, and troubleshooting automation for Live Site. You will utilize languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python to solve complex security problems within heterogeneous environments. The work focuses on protecting digital technology platforms, devices, and clouds from threats while ensuring the security of internal estates. You will also manage production ownership, CI/CD pipeline integration, and automated testing for scalable cloud services on platforms like Azure, AWS, or GCP.
Design and develop large-scale distributed software services and solutions.
Perform system design across multiple components and conduct regular code reviews.
Ensure services are modular, secure, reliable, diagnosable, and actively monitored.
Improve test coverage and implement integration tests to resolve problem areas.
Troubleshoot and optimize automation, reliability, and monitoring for Live Site.
Use data and telemetry to make engineering decisions and improve customer experiences.
Drive modern software-engineering practices through rigorous design reviews.
What we're looking for
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 2+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
Equivalent experience to the required degree and years of experience.
Ability to pass Microsoft and Microsoft Cloud background checks.
Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 3+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python (preferred).
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 5+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python (preferred).
2+ years of experience designing, developing, or maintaining secure software systems with knowledge of authentication, data protection, access control, and secure coding (preferred).
2+ years of experience designing, building, and operating scalable, highly available cloud services or distributed systems on platforms such as Azure, AWS, or GCP (preferred).
Experience building or integrating AI/ML-powered systems or workflows, including safe handling of model outputs, orchestration, or agent-based systems (preferred).
C
C++
C#
Java
Python
Microsoft Azure
AWS
Google Cloud Platform
Distributed Systems
Microservices
SaaS
Graph Technologies
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Data Processing
Telemetry
Monitoring
Cloud-native Architecture
Azure AI
Python
C++
C#
Java
JavaScript
C
Azure OpenAI
Azure ML
Azure AI Studio
CI/CD
DevOps
Distributed Systems
Machine Learning
SDLC
Observability
Telemetry