Key skills
Red teamingAdversarial testingLarge Language ModelsCloud platformsC/C++/C#/Java/JavaScriptSystem designEthical hackingVulnerability discoveryGenerative AISoftware developmentJavaScriptPythonJavaC#C++CAIAgenticAWSAzureGCPMentoring
About this role
Microsoft is one of the largest enterprise service companies in the world, and they are seeking a Principal Software Engineer for their Red Team Engineering team. The role involves building AI capabilities for automating red team engagements and developing tools for security defenders.
Responsibilities:
- Design, implement, and support AI-driven red team services using generative as well as traditional AI techniques
- Research, experiment with, and productionize frontier AI capabilities and design patterns
- Research the latest attack techniques used by internal red teams and external threat actors
- Contribute to red team tools for use by both human operators and AI red teaming services
- Support partner development teams in contributing to our services and tools
- Partner with internal defensive security teams to improve their detection, investigation, and response capabilities
- Build strong relationships with your peers through design, code reviews, and mentoring
Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience
- 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 background and Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter
- Expertise in red teaming, adversarial testing, and offensive security—including threat emulation, vulnerability discovery, and ethical hacking
- Experience with Large Language Models (LLMs) and agentic AI systems
- Strong background in system design and cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP)
- 8 years of professional software development experience in an OOL such as C# or Java and Bachelor's degree in computer science or related fields, or equivalent experience