Senior Software Engineer - Frontend

Microsoft

About The Position

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. The Security AI Platform team builds and operates production infrastructure that powers AI-native security capabilities at Microsoft scale. The Platform + Apps group develops the core product, including microservices, ML inference pipelines, APIs, and user interfaces. We work closely with the AI Operations team who handles deployments, pipelines, and production reliability. We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer - Frontend to lead the design and development of user interfaces, dashboards, and visualization experiences for the platform. In this role, you will build admin consoles, analytics dashboards, and configuration management UIs that help teams understand and manage AI-powered capabilities. You will collaborate with backend engineers to design APIs, and when needed, contribute directly to backend code with their support. You will work with UX to create intuitive experiences and ensure our applications are performant, accessible, and secure. 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.

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 OR equivalent experience.
4+ years technical engineering experience with frontend development
4+ years building production web applications using React and TypeScript
3+ years experience with data visualization and dashboard development
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Nice To Haves

In-depth experience with data visualization libraries: D3.js, Recharts, Plotly, ECharts, or Experience with Grafana dashboard development and customization
Experience integrating with REST and gRPC APIs; comfortable reading and contributing to backend code (C#/.NET, Python)
Experience with frontend testing: Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress, or Playwright
Familiarity with Azure services: Static Web Apps, CDN, App Service, or Azure AD authentication

Responsibilities

Lead the design and implementation of frontend applications using React, TypeScript, and modern web technologies
Build analytics dashboards: real-time metrics, performance visualizations, rule engine insights, and ML inference monitoring
Develop admin consoles and configuration UIs: customer management, rule configuration, model settings, and tenant onboarding workflows
Create data visualization components for security telemetry: charts, graphs, heatmaps, and interactive exploration tools using libraries like D3.js, Recharts, or Plotly
Design and implement responsive, accessible UIs that meet Microsoft accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1 AA)
Collaborate with backend engineers to design and consume REST and gRPC APIs; contribute to backend code when needed with support from backend engineers
Integrate with authentication systems (Azure AD/Entra ID) and implement role-based access control in the UI
Build and maintain component libraries and design systems for consistent user experiences
Optimize frontend performance: code splitting, lazy loading, caching strategies, and bundle optimization
Configure and customize Grafana dashboards for operational monitoring and integrate with platform observability
Coordinate with AI Operations on frontend deployment requirements and CDN configuration
Mentor other frontend engineers; conduct code reviews and establish frontend effective practices
Embody our culture and values