Job Description

The Purview Data Security team at Microsoft is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Backend to innovate and enhance data protection for AI applications. The role involves building high-performance systems, engaging in proactive protection strategies, and fostering an inclusive development environment.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
2+ years of experience designing, developing, or maintaining secure software systems, with applied knowledge of authentication, data protection, access control, and secure coding practices
2+ years of experience designing, building, and operating scalable, highly available cloud services or distributed systems on platforms such as Azure, AWS, GCP, or comparable cloud environments
2+ years of experience applying distributed systems concepts such as concurrency, conflict resolution, and consensus algorithms
2+ years of experience building systems with emphasis on reliability, durability, and operational efficiency
2+ years of experience programming in modern back-end languages such as C#, Java, Go, or Python

Responsibilities

Contributes to processes for the architecture of a product/solution feature and helps to create proposals for architecture
Helps identify other teams and technologies that will be leveraged and how they will interact
Support efforts to apply debugging tools and examines logs, telemetry, and other methods to verify assumptions proactively
Participate in code reviews to ensure coding standards are followed
Conduct and create experiments to determine the effectiveness of changes for prototyping and testing features
Maintains operation of live service as issues arise on a rotational, on-call basis
Alert stakeholders of their statuses and garner approval to restore systems/products/services
Respond within Service Level Agreement timeframes
Considers partners across teams and their end goals for products to drive and achieve user experiences

Benefits

Employees at Microsoft are often offered comprehensive, “world-class” benefits—including health and mental-wellness programs, competitive pay with bonuses and stock awards, and retirement/savings options. Time-off and flexibility are common, with generous vacation and holidays, parental and caregiver leave, and flexible work schedules, alongside learning support, employee resource groups, product discounts, and matching-gifts/volunteering programs. Specific benefits can vary by region.