Software Engineer

At Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, we are on a mission to protect every person and organization on the planet from cyber threats. Our team thrives on a culture of integrity, transparency, and ownership, where servant leadership fosters trust, accountability, growth, and inclusion. If you enjoy working in a collaborative environment that emphasizes a growth mindset and working together to enable innovation, then we might have the perfect job for you.

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is an industry-leading, cloud-powered security solution designed to help individuals and enterprises prevent, detect, investigate, and respond to advanced threats. Trusted by numerous Fortune 500 organizations worldwide, Defender for Endpoint secures millions of devices across diverse platforms, including Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS.

Our quest is intrinsically aligned with Microsoft's mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. At Defender for Endpoint, we collaborate with partners across Microsoft to innovate new approaches and use the latest tools and products to combat evolving threats. Join us if you are passionate about learning, driven by purpose, and ready to make a significant impact to the safety and security of millions of users globally.

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Responsibilities:

• Designs, implements, tests, and delivers with provable quality solutions that are distributed, high scale, high availability, geo-redundant, low maintenance, and high value.
• Works across geographic and organizational boundaries to define requirements, scope of work, develop features, integrate functionality, and meet key performance goals.
• Owns and drives projects with large scope and complicated features by working toward self-defined goals and milestones.
• Delivers on engineering commitments, while keeping customer experience and satisfaction as the overarching goal.
• Engages in project planning, work prioritization, and contribute to the project's roadmap and goals.
• Participates in governance activities, manages technical tasks, and ensurse quality assurance through automated testing and integration validation.
• Shares knowledge through regular team interactions.
• Embody our culture and values

Qualifications:

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.

Additional 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 Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 1+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field with proven experience coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure and AWS.
• Experience working on highly scalable services.
• Experience in test automation and performance profiling tools.
• Experience with software development tools such as source control systems (GIT), automated build systems, compilers, software validation systems, project tracking, and lifecycle management systems
• Experience with Security Development Lifecycle

Software Engineering IC2 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $81,900 - $160,200 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 $105,600 - $174,600 per year.

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Microsoft will accept applications for the role until April 30, 2025.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form .

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