Senior Software Engineer

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.

Would you like to spend your days meaningfully impacting society? Are you an engineer with a deep understanding of the Windows operating system? Is your copy of Windows Internals front and center on your bookshelf?  Do you thrive on developing architectural solutions from the ground up, focusing on fundamentals such as performance, reliability, and extensibility?  

Become an integral member of the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE) team, dedicated to protecting consumers and enterprises alike from cyber-attacks. Our mission is to safeguard every user with innovative proactive protection, detection, and response technologies, aiming to stay ahead of malicious actors and anticipating the threats of the future.    

We are looking for a highly driven and motivated Senior Software Engineer to design and build the next generation of endpoint protection, optimizing for the latest silicon innovations and Windows OS enhancements.  This includes championing fundamentals such as performance and reliability, scaling platforms big and small, and driving foundational changes throughout the entire Defender stack.  

This position provides the potential for tremendous personal and career growth across many dimensions.  You’ll have the opportunity to work across divisional boundaries and develop a broad understanding of Microsoft’s business while making a meaningful impact on society. 

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

• Partner with multiple teams across Microsoft, architecting and implementing solutions deeply integrated into the Defender stack
• Drive proof-of-concept projects to enable innovative solutions
• Write high-quality, maintainable code, and review contributions from other engineers
• Analyze and optimize performance and reliability of the defender stack
• Mentor other engineers, providing guidance and oversight on complex projects
• Embody our culture and values

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 and C++
  • OR equivalent experience.
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