Software Engineer - Security for AI

Microsoft • Redmond, WA

97d • $84,200 - $165,200

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. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. In doing so, we create life-changing innovations that impact billions of lives around the world. The Microsoft Security AI Engineering team is responsible for developing industry-leading, AI-driven security solutions to safeguard Microsoft and its customers. Our team brings together deep expertise in large-scale artificial intelligence, autonomous agents, and generative models to address emerging security threats in Microsoft's complex and rapidly evolving digital environment. Defending one of the world's most diverse enterprise environments offers an unparalleled opportunity to build, deploy, and assess autonomous red teaming and defense capabilities using cutting-edge AI techniques. By leveraging extensive security telemetry and operational insights from Microsoft's Threat Intelligence Center and Red Team, team members have access to an exceptional environment for large-scale innovation, experimentation, and real-world impact. As a Software Engineer - Security for AI specializing in Red Team AI Agents, you will focus on designing, building, and delivering advanced software features that leverage large language models (LLMs) and autonomous agents to automate and enhance red teaming operations and security automation. This role will involve building practical, production-grade security capabilities—including code analysis, agent-based adversarial simulation, and automated threat modeling—to help Microsoft and its customers stay ahead of evolving cyber threats.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline with proven experience coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
• Proficiency in Python, including experience applying object-oriented programming (OOP) concepts to design, develop, and maintain software systems.
• Experience with prompt engineering or developing applications utilizing large language models (LLMs), including designing, testing, and integrating prompts for LLM-based systems in production or research settings.
• Experience using version control systems (e.g., Git), participating in code reviews, and applying software engineering best practices such as testing, debugging, and familiarity with CI/CD workflows.
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain software features for security products that utilize LLM-based functionality, including prompt engineering and integration of LLM workflows (e.g., Security Copilot skills, red team automation).
• Build, maintain, and leverage knowledge graphs, attack graphs, or similar graph-based structures to enable advanced security applications such as threat modeling, adversary simulation, and automated response.
• Develop and enhance autonomous agents to support red teaming, security testing, and incident simulation in complex environments.
• Integrate security telemetry and diverse data sources into downstream security applications and graph-based models to improve detection, situational awareness, and operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with engineers, security researchers, and cross-functional team members to deliver high-quality product features, drive innovation, and meet project goals.

Benefits

• Industry leading healthcare
• Educational resources
• Discounts on products and services
• Savings and investments
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Generous time away
• Giving programs
• Opportunities to network and connect

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree