Microsoft

Microsoft

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Senior Software Engineer - Red Team

Posted Aug 13, 2026

Role at a glance

Salary
$119.8K – $234.7K/yr
Location
Multiple Locations, United States United States
Work arrangement
Remote
Employment
Full-time
Experience
4+ years technical engineering experience with coding
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field

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Role Summary

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The Microsoft Red Team Engineering team develops tools for human red team operators and AI red team services that automate security testing. This Senior Software Engineer will build AI-driven capabilities for end-to-end red team engagements and help scale red team insights to stakeholders across Microsoft.

What You'll Do

  • Design, implement, and support AI-driven red team services using generative and traditional AI techniques
  • Research, experiment with, and productionize frontier AI capabilities and design patterns
  • Research attack techniques used by internal red teams and external threat actors
  • Contribute to red team tools for human operators and AI red teaming services
  • Support partner development teams in contributing to services and tools
  • Partner with internal defensive security teams to improve detection, investigation, and response capabilities

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Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 4+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python, or equivalent experience.

Required

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field
  • 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements

Preferred

  • 4+ years in system design and cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP)
  • 1+ years experience with Large Language Models (LLMs) and agentic AI systems
  • 4+ years of experience in red teaming, adversarial testing, and offensive security, including threat emulation, vulnerability discovery,...

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Overview
The Cloud & AI organization accelerates Microsoft’s mission and bold ambitions to ensure that our company and industry is securing digital technology platforms, devices, and clouds in our customers’ heterogeneous environments, as well as ensuring the security of our own internal estate. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. In doing so, we create life-changing innovations that impact billions of lives around the world. Microsoft is one of the largest enterprise service companies in the world.
 
The ‘Microsoft Red Team Engineering’ team develops red team tools for use by human operators. We also build AI red team services that automate those same tools for security defenders. We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer interested in building AI capabilities that automate end-to-end red team engagements; advancing state of the art use of generative AI and agentic systems, developing and leveraging their understanding of attacker Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures, building novel yet robust online services, and learning from some of the most experienced offensive tool developers in the industry. In this role, you’ll help build cutting edge capabilities designed to scale red team insights to stakeholders across Microsoft. Our engineers come from diverse backgrounds, are passionate about our products, and grounded in our customers’ needs. Our team values thoughtful engineering, the ability to develop relationships with your peers and partners, and the ability to focus on the outcomes that matter.
 
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.
 
In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.


Responsibilities
  • Design, implement, and support AI-driven red team services using generative as well as traditional AI techniques
  • Research, experiment with, and productionize frontier AI capabilities and design patterns
  • Research the latest attack techniques used by internal red teams and external threat actors
  • Contribute to red team tools for use by both human operators and AI red teaming services
  • Support partner development teams in contributing to our services and tools
  • Partner with internal defensive security teams to improve their detection, investigation, and response capabilities
  • Build strong relationships with your peers through design, code reviews, and mentoring.


Qualifications
Required qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with 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:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
    • OR equivalent experience.
  • 4+ years in system design and cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP).
  • 1+ years experience with Large Language Models (LLMs) and agentic AI systems.
  • 4+ years of experience in red teaming, adversarial testing, and offensive security—including threat emulation, vulnerability discovery, and ethical hacking.


Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 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 $160,200 - $261,000 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.

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Microsoft is a global technology leader that empowers individuals and organizations to achieve more through innovative software, services, and devices. Founded in 1975, the company is best known for its flagship products like the Windows operating system and Microsoft Office suite. In addition to personal computing, Microsoft is a leader in cloud computing with its Azure platform, providing a range of solutions for businesses to enhance productivity and efficiency. With a strong commitment to sustainability and accessibility, Microsoft continues to drive technological advancements that shape the future of work and learning.

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