Senior Software Engineer

Microsoft Security is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their Identity engineering team in Dublin. The role focuses on redesigning Microsoft's challenge infrastructure to improve security mechanisms and user experience.

The Identity team builds and manages Microsoft's online identity providers for all Microsoft's services including Azure, Office, Xbox, and HoloLens. This position will work specifically on the platform used to "Challenge" sign-up sessions and block bot attacks on Microsoft's sign-up infrastructure.

Key responsibilities include:

• Designing and implementing large-scale solutions for identity and security systems
• Working with cross-functional teams to deliver feature sets
• Writing clean, scalable code with emphasis on quality and performance
• Providing mentorship to junior engineers
• Participating in on-call rotation
• Building and maintaining mission-critical services

The ideal candidate should have:

• Strong experience in web technologies (.NET or Node)
• Experience building RESTful APIs
• Expertise in object-oriented design and coding patterns
• Background in building large-scale microservices
• Strong analytical and debugging skills

The role offers opportunities to work on highly visible projects at the CVP level, with exposure to both machine learning and engineering. The team promotes a diverse, multicultural environment and provides numerous opportunities for learning and career growth.

Benefits include industry-leading healthcare, educational resources, savings and investments, parental leave, and generous time away. This hybrid position allows up to 50% work from home with 0-25% travel requirements.