Principal Software Engineer Job at Microsoft Corporation (Hyderabad)

Principal Software Engineer

Microsoft Corporation

Location:
India , Hyderabad

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

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Job Description:

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.

Job Responsibility:

Architecting and delivering email blocking system based on domain reputation which will involve building models to analyze and evaluate the domains that send malware, phishing email
Architecting and building solutions to analyze bulk email pattern and isolate the emails harmful to customers
Champion the product roadmap, collaborating with cross functional teams to integrate cutting edge threat detecting models and capabilities
Mentor the team of brilliant engineers to design and implement with best engineering practices

Requirements:

Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field
8+ years of hands-on engineering experience
Proven track record of delivering large-scale, high-impact solutions
Deep expertise in distributed systems, security platforms, and coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
Experience in organizational and technical leadership, architecting cloud services, and driving product innovation

Nice to have:

Proficiency in Azure Cloud PaaS, big data analytics, and modern security protocols

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
February 16, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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