Senior Software Engineer

1 Day ago • 4-8 Years • Cyber Security • Full Stack Development • $117,200 PA - $250,200 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Microsoft's Security team seeks a Senior Software Engineer to design and develop large-scale distributed software services for Azure Active Directory (Entra). This role involves working on critical authentication and authorization services used by millions worldwide. Responsibilities include system design, code reviews, ensuring service reliability and security, and optimizing performance through data-driven approaches. Collaboration with other teams and a focus on customer needs are essential. The candidate will improve test coverage and troubleshoot live site issues. This is a critical role within a rapidly growing area of Microsoft, requiring expertise in large-scale cloud computing and distributed systems.
Must have:
  • 4+ years software development experience
  • Experience with C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • Large-scale computing and distributed systems experience
  • Cloud computing experience
  • System design and code review skills
Good to have:
  • Master's degree in Computer Science
  • Experience with Security Operations Center (SOC)
  • Threat analytics, SIEM, IT incident response experience

Job Details

Overview

Security represents the most critical priorities for our customers in a world awash in digital threats, regulatory scrutiny, and estate complexity. Microsoft Security aspires to make the world a safer place for all. We want to reshape security and empower every user, customer, and developer with a security cloud that protects them with end to end, simplified solutions. The Microsoft Security 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.

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our team! Microsoft Entra (Azure Active Directory) is at the center of Microsoft’s cloud strategy. We build and operate critical authentication, authorization and directory services that are used by millions of Azure, Office 365, XBOX and Windows users worldwide. In the mobile-first cloud-first world, sign-in and sign-up is the front door for reliable end user experience to use any of Microsoft cloud services. 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.

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.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline 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 of experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, working in Cloud Computing and Distributed Systems.

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

  • Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
    • OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ 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 of experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, working in Cloud Computing and Distributed Systems.
  • Experience with Security Operations Center (SOC) detection, threat analytics, security incident and event management (SIEM), information technology (IT), and operations incident response.

Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $117,200 - $229,200 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 $153,600 - $250,200 per year.

 

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:  


Microsoft will accept applications for the role until May 9, 2025

 

 

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Responsibilities

Design and develop large scale distributed software services and solutions. Drive modern software engineering practices through design reviews. System design through well-defined interfaces across multiple components, code reviews, leveraging data/telemetry to make decisions. Develop “best-in-class” engineering solutions by ensuring that the services and the components are well-defined, modularized, secure, reliable, diagnosable, reusable and actively monitored for optimal performance. Improve test coverage for services, organize and implement integration tests, and resolve problem areas. Focus on customer/partner needs through a data driven approach. Gain a working understanding of Microsoft businesses and collaborate with mentors and leaders to contribute to a cohesive, end-to-end experiences for our users. Troubleshoot and optimize automation, reliability and monitoring for Live Site.

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