New 
Principal Software Engineer
 Microsoft | |
 United States, Washington, Redmond | |
 Mar 05, 2025 | |
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OverviewHave you ever wondered what it would be like to help protect over a billion users across the planet? Are you excited about cybersecurity? Do you want to join a team that will move the needle on security problems? If so, read on! Our team's mission is to protect our customers from the perils and attacks they face as they engage in the online world. The team's charter is to protect Microsoft 365, the world's largest productivity service and its principal data store. We continually take inputs from bug bounty, internal penetration test and external customer feedback to keep our customer's data secure. We are tasked with keeping up and exceeding the pace of innovation that is happening around the world. The Substrate SHIELD Team is responsible for building security strategy, writing prototype and proof-of-concept code, working with teams to evangelize secure patterns, and driving architectural changes into the product to improve security outcomes at the scale of M365. We are looking for committed Software Engineer to join us. Interested? Come talk to us! 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. This role requires you to be onsite 3 days a week in Microsoft's offices in Redmond, WA. By applying to this U.S. Redmond, WA position, you are required to be local to the Seattle area and relocation does not apply/is not provided for the role.
ResponsibilitiesAs a Principal Software Engineer, you will be responsible for implementing features towards a wide variety of business applications and services within Microsoft 365 products portfolio as well as ensuring they are done to meet rigorous quality standards withthe resultbeing software that is used by individuals and businesses throughout the world. In short you will do the following: Design, implement, test, deploy,maintain,and improve our software components and services, meet Microsoft security and AI-compliance standards. Embrace and use state-of-the-art new technologies. Participate in technical discussions and bring new ideas to the table Own quality of your code. Work with Product Managers and Architects to design and specify new features from the engineering standpoint. Author internal tools thatimprovethe teams' quality and security. Support and coach less experienced team members in their progress and development. Throughout your tasks, you will work closely with Program Managers and other Software Engineerstooptimize design, quality and functionality as Microsoft places a premium on the ability to work well in a team environment. | |