As more and more users continue making the leap to mobile, we empower them by building exciting end-user facing cyber security applications & services. Security is one of the fastest growing, collaborative, fun team with a startup mindset within the Microsoft Experiences and Devices organization.

Our cloud services leverage Big Data and employ the latest advancements in AI and ML for cyber security. Key product lines built by our team include world’s leading Anti-Virus, the Microsoft Defender Antivirus (AV), and Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) products. Our products and services are foundational drivers for Microsoft 365, and are a major growth opportunity for Microsoft.

Providing peace of mind to our customers with our security solutions is what excites us every day! Our team has people from a wide variety of backgrounds, previous work histories, and life experiences, and we are eager to maintain and grow that diversity. We are passionate about learning on the job, collaborating with other teams, and being customer obsessed.

Like us, if you are passionate about positively impacting over a billion mobile users from all walks of life, by providing peace of mind through easy to use cyber security products, come join us.

Responsibilities

As a Principal Software Engineer in our team, your areas of focus will be within an end to end team to architect, build, deploy and manage solutions that will help end users stay and feel safe from cyber threats. You will work across organizations, collaborating with partner teams to create innovative solutions in mobile threat defense area. The products that you architect and build must be durable across multiple releases, optimized and meet all the expectations of highly scalable, available, and reliable mobile applications. You will work closely with Program Managers and other Security Engineering disciplines to deliver core features for threat defense across different platforms (mobile, notebooks, laptops etc.). You will fill a vital role in the fight against malware and see the results of your work contributing to protection of millions of customers.

Additionally, as a self-driven person, you will also be responsible for ensuring code quality, provide thought leadership in bringing innovation to our products and engineering practices.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience as a software engineer working on industrial strength software and a proven track record of having shipped commercially successful software products & services.
• Ability to nurture and grow talent.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate in a multi-disciplinary team consisting of Software Engineers, Program Managers, Security researchers, and Data Scientists.
• Strong background in Android, IOS, macOS or Microsoft Windows programming.
• 7+ years of experience in development principles and patterns
• Familiar with different micro-service architecture.
• Strong network programming fundamentals, well versed with TCP/IP, VPN, HTTPS etc.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills
• Familiar with secure software development life cycle
• Work independently, drive and manage technical and architectural dependencies.
• BS or MS degree in Computer Science

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. 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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