Software Engineering

As part of Microsoft Security, our team develops and operates Microsoft Information Protection (MIP) capabilities that help organizations discover, classify, label, and protect sensitive data across Microsoft 365, endpoints, applications, and cloud environments. We build secure, scalable solutions that enable customers to safeguard their most critical information, meet compliance and regulatory requirements, and reduce the risk of data loss and data leak in an increasingly AI-driven world. 

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

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• AI-driven development & code quality: Leverages AI across the SDLC and leads high-quality coding practices, ensuring secure, scalable, maintainable code through strong reviews, testing, and best practices. 
• Reliability & live-site excellence: Uses telemetry, debugging, and root cause analysis to proactively prevent issues, improve system health, and drive incident resolution as DRI.
• Architecture & design: Owns or review complex system design and architecture, balancing performance, scalability, cost, and trade-offs.
• Security, compliance & safe deployment: Ensures adherence to security, privacy, and compliance standards while driving automation, CI/CD, and safe, efficient deployments. Collaboration & continuous improvement:
• Partners cross-functionally to deliver end-to-end solutions, incorporates customer insights, and continuously improves systems, processes, and engineering outcomes.

Required Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline with proven experience coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python 
  • OR equivalent experience.

Other Requirements:

• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check. This position will be required to pass the Microsoft background and Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Preferred Qualifications

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Software Engineering IC2 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $85,400 - $168,100 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $111,100 - $183,700 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.