Software Engineer II, Compromise & Fraud Protection

Microsoft

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Work type
On-site
Location
Redmond, WA
Salary
$102,100–$202,200 / yr
Posted
45 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago
Closes
Jan 24, 2027

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Similar $164k
This role $152k
$90k most similar roles pay here $214k

This role pays more than 53% of similar roles. Most pay $138,962–$190,011 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $152k versus about $164k 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

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TL;DR · Software Engineer II, Compromise & Fraud Protection

As a Software Engineer II - Compromise & Fraud Protection, you will join a specialized team dedicated to protecting Azure Active Directory and Microsoft Accounts from various fraud categories. You will design and develop large-scale distributed software services to detect and block fraudulent account creation and usage across diverse platforms like Office 365 and Xbox. Your daily work involves building reputation models, integrating machine learning models into production systems for real-time protection, and maintaining data tools to manage petabytes of telemetry. The role requires proficiency in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python, alongside experience with cloud services like Azure, GCP, or AWS. You will solve critical security challenges by ensuring service reliability, performance, and scalability while collaborating across teams to defend against evolving cyber threats and malicious requests in a fast-paced environment.

What does a Software Engineer earn in Washington?

Median $202800 from 326 postings across 28 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Design and develop large-scale distributed software services and solutions for fraud detection.
  • Build and maintain data tools to transform, manage, and access telemetry at scale.
  • Develop features to detect and block fraudulent accounts, applications, and malicious entities.
  • Integrate machine learning models into production systems to identify abuse patterns in real-time.
  • Build and leverage reputation models for various entities within the ecosystem.
  • Ensure services are modularized, secure, reliable, and actively monitored through high-quality engineering practices.
  • Improve test coverage and implement integration tests to resolve service issues.
  • Troubleshoot production issues and optimize automation, reliability, and monitoring for LiveSite.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
  • 2+ years of technical engineering experience coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
  • Ability to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check.
  • 4+ years of experience building software systems for large-scale, distributed platforms.
  • 4+ years of cloud service experience with platforms like Azure, GCP, or AWS.
  • 4+ years of experience working with high-scale, mission-critical SaaS products and service operations.
  • 4+ years of experience in data analysis for security data management, logging, or monitoring solutions.
  • Proven ability to mentor engineers and knowledge of data processing frameworks like Spark or Hadoop.

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