Redmond, Washington, United States · Hybrid
$143k–$304k/yr
Overview Team Description: The service-to-service authentication team provides the backbone that secures all non-human communication at Microsoft, spanning both Microsoft-internal services and customer-owned workloads an…
Skills: Technical Strategy, Distributed Systems, Cloud Services, Generative AI, Machine Learning
Redmond, Washington, United States · Hybrid
$143k–$304k/yr
Overview Team Description: The service-to-service authentication team provides the backbone that secures all non-human communication at Microsoft, spanning both Microsoft-internal services and customer-owned workloads an…
Skills: Software engineering, Distributed systems, Cloud infrastructure, Security architecture, Authentication
Redmond, Washington, United States · On-site
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Skills: Product Assembly, Calibration, Diagnostics, Troubleshooting, Quality Assurance
San Francisco, California, United States · Hybrid
$90k–$136k/yr
Aircall is a unicorn, AI-powered customer communications platform used by 22,000+ companies worldwide to drive revenue, resolve issues faster, and scale customer-facing teams. We’re redefining customer communications by …
Skills: API Integration, Low-code Orchestration, Prompt Engineering, Technical Consulting, Project Management
Seattle, Washington, United States · On-site
$90k–$130k/yr
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Skills: Technology Procurement, Commercial Negotiation, SaaS Sourcing, Cloud Infrastructure Sourcing, Stakeholder Management
Kirkland, Washington, United States · On-site
$207k–$301k/yr
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Skills: Distributed Systems, Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, C++
Kirkland, Washington, United States · On-site
$147k–$211k/yr
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Skills: Generative AI, Agentic Frameworks, Backend System Design, ML Concepts, Google Cloud Platform
Kent, Washington, United States · On-site
$129k–$252k/yr
At Stoke, we believe a thriving space economy will enable a vibrant, sustainable, and equitable future here on Earth. That is why we’re building Nova, our fully and rapidly reusable launch vehicle. Designed for daily fli…
Skills: Material Selection, Material Characterization, Failure Analysis, Qualification Testing, Metallography
Bellevue, Washington, United States · On-site
$168k–$252k/yr
TerraPower is a nuclear technology company based in Bellevue, Washington. At its core, the company is working to raise living standards globally through a more affordable, secure, and environmentally friendly form of nuc…
Skills: I&C Design, Change Control, System Integration, Prototype Development, Technical Leadership
Redmond, Washington, United States · Hybrid
$120k–$261k/yr
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Skills: Distributed Systems, Big Data Technologies, Spark, Hadoop, HDFS
Redmond, Washington, United States · Hybrid
$98k–$206k/yr
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Skills: AI-Enabled Automation, Financial Analysis, Process Modernization, Cross-Functional Leadership, Stakeholder Management
Redmond, Washington, United States · Hybrid
$102k–$219k/yr
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Skills: Cybersecurity Engineering, Cloud Engineering, Network Architecture, Risk Assessment, Technical Audit
Redmond, Washington, United States · Hybrid
$98k–$206k/yr
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Skills: Program Management, Process Improvement, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Data Analysis, Stakeholder Management
Redmond, Washington, United States · Hybrid
$156k–$304k/yr
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Skills: Go-To-Market Strategy, Business Architecture, People Management, Sales Operations, Strategic Planning
Fort Lewis, Washington, United States · On-site
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Seattle, Washington, United States · Hybrid
$181k–$262k/yr
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Skills: Technical Product Management, Program Management, Cybersecurity Strategy, Risk Management, Roadmap Development
Redmond, Washington, United States · Hybrid
$102k–$219k/yr
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Skills: Azure, Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, Data Engineering, Cloud Platform Operations
Tacoma, Washington, United States · Remote Solely
$105k–$140k/yr
Mission The mission of Speechify is to make sure that reading is never a barrier to learning. Over 50 million people use Speechify's text-to-speech products to turn whatever they're reading – PDFs, books, Google Docs, ne…
Skills: B2B Sales, Account Management, Technical Discovery, API Integration, Demo Building
Redmond, Washington, United States · Hybrid
$143k–$304k/yr
Overview Security represents the most critical priorities for our customers in a world awash in digital threats, regulatory scrutiny, and estate complexity. Microsoft Security aspires to make the world a safer place for …
Skills: Threat Intelligence, Threat Hunting, Incident Response, Vulnerability Research, MITRE ATT&CK
Redmond, Washington, United States · On-site
$130k–$180k/yr
SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this poss…
Skills: Python, SQL, Data Analysis, Predictive Modeling, A/B Testing
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Define and own the long-term technical strategy for service-to-service authentication while driving execution across multiple engineering teams. Provide technical leadership and mentorship to ensure the security, resilience, and reliability of high-scale cloud platform capabilities.
Requires a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field with at least 8 years of technical engineering experience in languages like C#, Java, or Python. Preferred candidates have extensive experience in high-scale distributed cloud services and technical leadership in Generative AI or Machine Learning.
Team Description:
The service-to-service authentication team provides the backbone that secures all non-human communication at Microsoft, spanning both Microsoft-internal services and customer-owned workloads and authenticating and validating billions of transactions per hour across millions of enterprises. We build and operate services and experiences that power everything from core Azure infrastructure to critical customer workloads and AI agents. As a foundational dependency of the cloud and a prime target for sophisticated threat actors, we engineer every capability with an uncompromising focus on security, resilience, and reliability.
Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.
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• Define and own the long term technical strategy for service to service authentication, aligning that vision with organizational goals and communicating it effectively to senior leadership and other stakeholders
• Translate long term strategy into actionable shorter-term execution plans by driving technical and organizational consensus across multiple engineering teams, partner organizations, customers, and leadership, and ensuring successful delivery
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship across teams delivering security and resilience critical capabilities, setting architectural direction and raising the bar on quality through design leadership, code reviews, and direct hands-on technical engagement and coding
• Own live site excellence for the platform by serving as an oncall during high severity production events, and by engaging deeply in the pre-mortem and post-mortem processes to drive durable learnings and systemic fixes across multiple services
Additional or preferred qualifications
Preferred Requirements
• 3+ years of technical leadership in defining and building developer experiences and scalable systems, preferably in the Generative AI, Machine Learning domain.
• Experience delivering customer-facing software products or platform capabilities in production environments.
• Demonstrated proficiency around leveraging AI to build AI systems and a passion to make this technology accessible to everyone
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.
Software Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $142,800 - $274,800 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 $188,000 - $304,200 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.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.
Every company has a mission. What's ours? To empower every person and every organization to achieve more. We believe technology can and should be a force for good and that meaningful innovation contributes to a brighter world in the future and today. Our culture doesn’t just encourage curiosity; it embraces it. Each day we make progress together by showing up as our authentic selves. We show up with a learn-it-all mentality. We show up cheering on others, knowing their success doesn't diminish our own. We show up every day open to learning our own biases, changing our behavior, and inviting in differences. Because impact matters. Microsoft operates in 190 countries and is made up of approximately 228,000 passionate employees worldwide.
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