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Security Engineer II

Location
Redmond, WA · On-site
Job type
Full-time
Level
Senior
Experience
1+ year
Education
Master's degree
Listed
29 days ago

Skills & highlights for this role

  • C/C++
  • vulnerability discovery
  • exploit development
  • security mitigation bypass

Also useful

  • security code review
  • threat modeling

About the role

Build reusable agents and tools to expedite and improve the consistency and quality of security reviews. Review features and code for security defects and architectural risk using agents and automated tools built by you and others. Be the security contact for teams building new innovative products and technologies in the next version of Windows and devices. Interact with the external security community and security researchers.

Collaborate with product teams to improve security, and articulate the business value of security investments. Master's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field AND 1+ year(s) experience in security or related field. OR Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field AND 2+ years experience in security or related field. OR equivalent experience.

These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: 2+ years identifying vulnerabilities in operating systems and/or native (C/C++) applications. 5+ years of experience in a software engineering or security-related engineering. Public track record of relevant security research, especially around vulnerability discovery.

Experience exploiting bugs and bypassing security mitigations in operating systems.

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From Microsoft's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on October 11, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.

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