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Principal Software Engineer(s) + Senior Software Engineer(s)

Microsoft · microsoft.com
RedmondSenior4+ yrs
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Design and operate distributed data-platform and ingestion services for security investigations.

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10 d ago · posted 2026-11-05
Location
Redmond, WA, US

Full description

Senior Software Engineer(s) Lead the design, delivery, and production operation of significant data-platform, distributed data-service, or agent-runtime components, depending on the team. Build reliable batch or streaming ingestion and processing systems, or distributed services supporting security investigations, analytics, and graph-based workloads. Make sound trade-offs across data quality, performance, reliability, and cost. Use telemetry, tracing, quality measures, and customer feedback to improve scalability, security, recovery, and customer outcomes. Own live-site health and incident response for your components; strengthen testing, deployment practices, and service resilience. Partner across product and engineering teams to resolve dependencies, advocate for customer security and privacy, and mentor engineers through design and code reviews. Establish engineering patterns that improve the security, resilience, and operating efficiency of data-intensive services across the platform. 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 These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: 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 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 equivalent experience. 6+ years of experience in Java, C++, C, or another object-oriented language, with a strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems. 6+ years of experience building, shipping, and operating production-grade software, online services, or fault-tolerant distributed systems; experience launching new products using modern development practices is a plus. 6+ years of experience designing secure, maintainable, well-tested, and performant solutions; using debugging, code reviews, test strategies, and deployment automation to improve quality. Familiarity with agile methods, test-driven development, or AI tools across the software development lifecycle is valued. 6+ years of experience translating customer needs into technical designs, evaluating architectural trade-offs, and working across teams to resolve dependencies. 6+ years of experience setting technical direction and aligning multiple teams on complex solutions is preferred. 6+ years of experience applying security standards and hardening services across layers, paired with curiosity, sound judgment, customer empathy, and a collaborative approach to difficult problems.

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