Microsoft

Software Engineer II - Compromise & Fraud Protection

Microsoft$102K — $202K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field with 2+ years coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
  • Ability to meet Microsoft security screening requirements, including the Microsoft Cloud Background Check.
  • Master's Degree in Computer Science or related field preferred with increased experience in relevant coding languages.
  • 4+ years experience in data analysis, particularly regarding security data management and monitoring solutions.
  • 4+ years in cloud services (Azure, GCP, AWS) and large-scale distributed platforms.
  • Experience leading engineering projects and mentoring teams is beneficial.
  • Knowledge of data processing frameworks like Spark and Hadoop is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop large-scale distributed software services.
  • Maintain data tools for efficient data transformation and management.
  • Deliver innovative features to detect and block fraudulent activities.
  • Build and leverage reputation models for entities.
  • Integrate machine learning models to identify and block abuse patterns in production systems.
  • Drive modern software engineering practices through design reviews and system design.
  • Collaborate across Microsoft teams to enhance customer-facing features.
  • Improve service test coverage and resolve optimization issues in production.

Benefits

  • Access to cutting-edge technology and engineering practices.
  • Collaboration with leading experts in the field.
  • Opportunity for career advancement and mentorship.
  • Engagement in large-scale, impactful projects.
  • Comprehensive security and compliance training to enhance professional skills.
Full Job Description
Responsibilities
  • Design and develop large scale distributed software services and solutions.
  • Designs and maintains assigned data tools that are used to transform, manage, and access data, scaling with efficiency and reduced time to new data insights.
  • Deliver novel and innovative features for detecting and blocking accounts, applications and other entities indulging in fraudulent activities towards our users and services.
  • Building and leveraging reputation models for entities.
  • Opportunity to design and integrate machine learning models in production systems to identify and block abuse patterns to deliver real-time and near-real time protection.
  • Adhere to and drive modern software engineering practices through design reviews.
  • System design through well-defined interfaces across multiple components, code reviews, leveraging data/telemetry to make decisions.
  • Develop "best-in-class" engineering for our services by ensuring that the services and the components are well-defined and modularized, secure, reliable, diagnosable, actively monitored and reusable.
  • Gain a working understanding of Microsoft businesses and collaborate with mentors and leaders to contribute to cohesive, end-to-end experiences for our users.
  • Collaborate with teams across Microsoft to deliver customer-facing features.
  • Focus on customer/partner needs through a data driven approach.
  • Improve test coverage for services, organize and implement integration tests, and resolve problem areas.
  • Troubleshoot and optimize automation, reliability and monitoring for LiveSite.
  • Debug issues in production and respond to them quickly to mitigate customer impact.
  • Embody our culture and values


Qualifications

Required Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.


Other Requirements:

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.


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Master'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 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 of experience in data analysis in systems including, but not limited to security data management, logging, or monitoring solutions.
  • 4+ years of cloud service experience including, but not limited to Azure, GCP, and AWS.
  • 4+ years of experience building software systems, with a focus on large-scale, distributed platforms.
  • 4+ years' experience working with high-scale, mission-critical SaaS products, including service operations.
  • Proven ability to guide and mentor engineers, leading their projects to completion. Knowledge of data processing frameworks such as Spark, Hadoop, or similar technologies.
  • Experience with security data management, logging, or monitoring solutions.


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Software Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $102,100 - $202,200 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $133,800 - $219,200 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

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