Israel is the biggest Microsoft center of excellence in the security domain and plays a pivotal role in safeguarding our global digital ecosystem. As the largest Microsoft center of excellence in the security domain, our teams in Israel are at the forefront of innovation and defence against emerging cyber threats. With over 60% of our site dedicated to security, we are committed to developing cutting-edge solutions that protect millions of users worldwide. Our contributions have a profound impact on the global security organization, driving advancements and setting new standards in cybersecurity.Click here to learn more about security groups located in Israel What We Do | Microsoft Israel R&D.Our teams are dedicated to building cutting-edge Cyber Défense solutions, leveraging state-of-the-art cloud technologies, big data, AI, and modern UX platforms to deliver unparalleled value to our customers.As part of our team, you'll collaborate with software engineers, program managers, security researchers, and data science experts to develop solutions that protect, detect, and respond to evolving cybersecurity threats. We value diversity and believe that different experiences and perspectives make our team stronger.If you're passionate about cyber defense and eager to make a significant impact on global security, love working with data, and want to make the world a safer place, come join us!

As a Principal Software Engineer will:

• Lead the technical direction and architecture of business-critical initiatives across Microsoft Security.
• Drive the design of large-scale, resilient, and secure distributed systems that serve millions of users.
• Contribute to business-critical initiatives in Microsoft Security
• Will improve the end-to-end lifecycle of services
• Analyze complex system behaviour, and apply modern engineering practices to streamline deployments and reduce costs.
• Tackle highly ambiguous, complex problems that span multiple domains, and turn them into clear technical plans and execution paths.
• Improve the end-to-end service lifecycle, including reliability, scalability, security, operational excellence, and cost efficiency.
• Your role involves working on high-end technologies and collaborating across disciplines to deliver impactful features.
• Partner closely with engineering, program managers, and security experts to drive impactful outcomes for Microsoft Security customers.

Our teams focuses on the diversity of all types of candidates, and we strive to hire people with different experiences and perspectives into our teams. To that end, we know that no candidate has every desired skill and experience, but together we make a strong, effective teams.

• You have a B.Sc. or M.Sc. in computer science, software engineering, or equivalent experience.
• You have 12+ years of professional hands-on software development experience, primarily focused on developing and designing backend services in cloud or on-premises environments.

Other:

• Deep experience with Kubernetes, containers, and modern cloud-native architectures.
• You have experience taking initiative, map product/feature requirements, dependencies, and deliverables.
• Experience with large-scale data systems and databases (SQL, MongoDB, Cosmos DB, Redis, Azure Data Explorer).
• Experience owning systems that include both cloud services and client components.
• Background in cybersecurity, cloud security, or security-focused platforms.
• Experience designing and operating services with high reliability, observability, and operational maturity.
• Demonstrate success dealing with ambiguous “unsolved” problems; and the ability to independently make solid progress by breaking new ground.

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.