Principal Software Engineer (AI Security)

TL;DR

Principal Software Engineer (AI Security): Taking the lead in securing cutting-edge AI initiatives in Microsoft Edge with an accent on understanding emerging threats and implementing practical mitigations. Focus on researching new AI-driven vulnerabilities and shaping industry-leading practices for securing AI in end-user applications.

Location: Redmond, United States. Employees who live within a 50-mile commute of a designated Microsoft office in the U.S. are expected to work from the office at least four days per week.

Salary: USD $139,900 – $274,800 per year (U.S.) or USD $188,000 – $304,200 per year (San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area)

Company

Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.

What you will do

• Partner with stakeholders to define user requirements for complex safety scenarios, including demonstrations of security attacks.
• Provide technical leadership for identifying dependencies and developing design documents for Microsoft Edge and underlying AI platforms.
• Mentor others and lead by example in producing extensible and maintainable code used across the company.
• Leverage deep subject-matter expertise to lead multiple product's project and release plans.
• Act as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI), mentoring engineers and monitoring systems for novel security vulnerabilities.
• Proactively seek and adapt to new trends and technical solutions to improve product security, efficiency, observability, and performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience.
• Proficiency in coding with languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements, including a Microsoft Cloud background check.
• 3+ years of experience in AI/ML security or equivalent recent security expertise.
• Demonstrated ability to apply AI knowledge in practice, including prompt engineering, grounding, or model fine-tuning.
• Demonstrated ability to both discover novel security flaws in systems and build safeguards to mitigate them.
• Experience with modern browsers, especially Chromium-based browsers.
• Experience representing a team in multi-stakeholder environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a culture of inclusion based on values of respect, integrity, and accountability.
• Collaborate with a growth mindset to empower others and achieve shared goals.
• Access to various benefits and compensation information available on the Microsoft careers website.
• Expected to work from the office at least four days per week, if within a 50-mile commute of a U.S. Microsoft office.