Microsoft
Principal Security Engineer Manager
$143K–$304K
Redmond, WA · On-site · Principal · Full-time · Posted Sep 10, 2026
- Experience
- Master's route: 4+ years in security or a related field; bachelor's route: 6+ years; or equivalent experience. Also requires 1+ year of people management. Preferred: 7+ years in software engineering or a security-related field and 1+ years managing security-focused engineering teams.
- Education
- Master's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field; or Bachelor's Degree in those fields; or equivalent experience.
About the job
Manages a team building automated systems and tools to discover, analyze, and help remediate vulnerabilities in native code and improve Windows security.
What you'll do
- Lead development of reliable systems that find, explain, and quantify the impact of vulnerabilities in native code.
- Build tools and methods for security researchers and developers to discover vulnerabilities and perform scalable security testing.
- Collaborate with product teams to improve security and communicate the business value of security investments.
What they ask for
- Master's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related field and 4+ years of security or related experience; or bachelor's degree in those fields and 6+ years of relevant experience; or equivalent experience.
- 1+ year of people management.
Nice to have
- 7+ years of experience in software engineering or a security-related field.
- 1+ years managing security-focused engineering teams.
Pay
USD $142,800 - $274,800 per year (base salary); USD $188,000 - $304,200 per year (base salary)
Tools
C/C++
AI focus
Builds agentic systems and tools for vulnerability discovery and remediation.
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