Microsoft
Security Engineer II
$102K–$219K
Redmond, WA +1 · On-site · Full-time · Posted Sep 9, 2026
- Location
- Redmond, WA
United States - Experience
- Master’s degree route: 1+ year in security or related field; bachelor’s degree route: 2+ years in security or related field; or equivalent experience. Preferred: 2+ years identifying OS/native application vulnerabilities; 5+ years of software engineering or security-related engineering.
- 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
Find and mitigate security vulnerabilities in Windows operating systems and devices, build tools for security reviews, and partner with product teams on durable defenses.
What you'll do
- Build reusable agents and tools to improve security reviews, and use them to review features and code for defects and architectural risk.
- Identify vulnerabilities in Windows OS features and devices, and devise new protections.
- Partner with Windows product teams and security researchers to improve security and communicate the value of security investments.
What they ask for
- Master’s degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of security or related experience; or bachelor’s degree in those fields and 2+ years of such experience; or equivalent experience.
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements, including passing the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
Nice to have
- 2+ years identifying vulnerabilities in operating systems and/or native (C/C++) applications; 5+ years of software engineering or security-related engineering experience.
- Relevant public security research; experience exploiting bugs and bypassing OS security mitigations; familiarity with Microsoft Windows architecture.
Pay
USD $102,100 - $202,200 per year (base salary); USD $133,800 - $219,200 per year (base salary)
Tools
C/C++, Microsoft Windows
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