Job Description

Software Engineer II

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Bangalore, Karnataka, India


+ 2 more locations



Date posted

Aug 19, 2025

Job number

1861014

Work site

Up to 50% work from home

Travel

None

Role type

Individual Contributor

Profession

Software Engineering

Discipline

Software Engineering

Employment type

Full-Time

Overview

In Microsoft Defender for Office (MDO) team, we are responsible for delivering a cloud-based email and message filtering service that protects customers from advanced threats (malware, phish, fraud and spam) in Microsoft's collaboration workloads (Mail, Teams, Sharepoint, OneDrive). MDO provides investigation, threat hunting and remediation capabilities that allow security teams to efficiently identify, prioritize, investigate, and respond to threats. Our mission is to stay ahead of attackers by continuously evolving our detection and prevention capabilities using advanced machine learning, heuristics, and big data analytics.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field. 2.5 years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python. 1+ years of experience with distributed systems or security and compliance platforms.

Preferred Qualifications

Proficient in Azure Cloud PaaS services and data platform technologies

Responsibilities

Our team is looking for passionate engineers at Software Engineering II level to join our team. You will be responsible forDesign and deliver data platform to analyze email flow and provide insights on potential threats Design, implement, test, and deliver high-quality, distributed, and geo-redundant services to detect the email threats at delivery and mitigate. Embody our culture and values and demonstrate customer obsession, quality and security.

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.
?Industry leading healthcare
?Educational resources
?Discounts on products and services
?Savings and investments
?Maternity and paternity leave
?Generous time away
?Giving programs
?Opportunities to network and connect
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 and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.