Principal Software Engineer

The Core Engineering team within the CST Engineering group is looking for a talented Principal Software Engineer to join our team and help drive the vision of creating a safer digital experience for every person and organization on the planet, which in turn promotes trust in Microsoft.

As part of the Core Engineering team within CST, you will collaborate with other engineers and stakeholders to design, build, secure, and support these innovative, scalable, and mission-critical solutions. You will be part of a fun-loving, diverse team that seeks challenges, loves learning, and values teamwork. You will have opportunities for mentorship, career growth, and to work on high-business impact areas.

Microsoft runs on trust. Earning and keeping that trust has never been more important.

In Cybersecurity and Trust (CST), engineers, analysts, investigators, data scientists, attorneys, and business professionals are responsible for many exciting projects at Microsoft focused on protecting our customers, and living out our values of Respect, Integrity, and Accountability.

In CST, we:

• Ensure that governments who request data from Microsoft in support of their criminal investigations through legal orders follow due process, striking a balance between fighting cybercrime and protecting customer data.
• Actively partner with law enforcement and security organizations around the globe to disrupt bad actors who employ malware, phishing campaigns, IP abuse, technology-facilitated child exploitation, tech support fraud, and other means to target our customers.
• Develop and partner with other organizations to deliver industry-leading security solutions in support of government policy and Microsoft ambitions, particularly in the Security space.

Microsoft is on a mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. 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. Growth mindset encourages each of us to lean in and learn what matters most to our customers, to create the foundational knowledge that enables us to make customer-first decisions in everything we do. In doing so, we create life-changing innovations that impact billions of lives around the world. You can help us achieve our mission.