Join Microsoft Defender Experts as a Software Engineer II and help build cutting-edge managed security services. This role focuses on leveraging AI and cloud-scale engineering to protect enterprise customers. You'll contribute to platforms, investigation workflows, and analyst experiences designed for effective security operations.

This position offers a unique opportunity to apply your software engineering and AI expertise to solve challenging real-world cybersecurity problems. Your work will directly impact the automation and acceleration of security investigations, providing crucial context and intelligence to security analysts.

Design, develop, and maintain reliable cloud services and user interfaces that enhance security investigation and response processes.

Implement AI-driven features and automation to streamline repetitive tasks for security analysts, boosting operational efficiency and consistency.

Create solutions that integrate vital security signals, investigation context, and actionable insights directly into analyst workflows, speeding up critical decision-making.

Develop scalable platforms and reusable components to ensure uniform application of investigation capabilities and automation across diverse security scenarios.

Collaborate closely with security researchers, product managers, and fellow engineers to transform security needs into high-quality production features.

Uphold robust engineering practices in design, development, testing, security, reliability, and operational health, driving continuous system improvement.

A minimum of 3 years of professional experience in developing cloud-based services, AI-powered features, and full-stack capabilities.

Exceptional communication skills and a proven ability to collaborate effectively within a multidisciplinary team environment.

Demonstrated expertise in programming languages such as C#, Java, React JS, or C++.

Proficiency in secure software development life cycle principles and practices.

A Bachelor's (BS), Master's (MS), or Doctorate (PhD) degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or a closely related field, or equivalent coursework.