Sr. Software Engineer - CTJ - Poly

Microsoft•Redmond, WA

2d•$119,800 - $261,000

About The Position

The Sr. Software Engineer will work on Microsoft Security’s Data Privacy Platform team, which builds and operates internal data privacy products and distributed systems for scanning, cataloging, classification, and data subject request processing. The team provides privacy infrastructure and compliance insights and is developing new data privacy products for Microsoft and its customers. The role focuses on developing secure software, tools, and code for infrastructure, technology platforms, and applications. The engineer will work with stakeholders and partner teams to understand requirements, shape architecture, plan and assure quality, and address security, privacy, safety, accessibility, scalability, and performance needs. The role also requires an active U.S. Government Top Secret clearance with SCI access based on an SSBI with Polygraph, U.S. citizenship verification, and successful Microsoft Cloud background checks.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field and 4+ years of technical engineering experience coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python, or equivalent experience.
Must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), based on a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) with Polygraph.
Must meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements before offer and after hire; failure to obtain or maintain required clearance or screening may result in employment action, up to and including termination.
Successful verification of the stated security clearance is required; clearance verification information must be provided before an offer of employment.
Must pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire or transfer and every two years thereafter.
U.S. citizenship verification is required due to citizenship-based legal restrictions.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field and 6+ years of technical engineering experience coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python, or equivalent experience.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field and 8+ years of technical engineering experience coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python, or equivalent experience.
Recent working experience with backend engineering and software deployment.
Experience in high-security, regulated, or cloud environments.

Responsibilities

Lead by example by producing extensible and maintainable code.
Identify dependencies and drive the development of design documents.
Coordinate across teams and team members on dependencies and overlapping work, communicate, and resolve conflicts.
Lead product and solution architecture discussions and create architecture proposals.
Collaborate across teams to influence architecture and ensure seamless integration between systems and services.
Initiate and guide experiments to evaluate new technologies and determine suitable solutions.
Build reliable, maintainable, scalable, high-quality software to meet evolving business needs.
Incorporate live-site readiness, monitoring, and incident response into the development lifecycle.
Advocate for clean code, modern development standards, and continuous improvement in engineering processes.
Improve developer tools and automation to streamline workflows and increase team efficiency.
Work with stakeholders to determine feature requirements and incorporate feedback into future designs or fixes.
Plan testing and quality assurance, and use debugging tools, logs, telemetry, and other methods to identify issues proactively.
Apply security policies and best practices, raising the security bar while following processes for security, privacy, safety, and accessibility.
Embody Microsoft’s culture and values.