About this role
<b>Overview</b><br><p>Attackers attempt to create billions of bot accounts daily on Microsoft platforms to perform phishing, spam and a variety of attacks. Attackers also run International Revenue Share Fraud (IRSF) against any public voice/SMS services. Our team builds both detections and blocking mechanisms against all the above attacks, in particular, focusing on fighting fraud. We constantly investigate the most advanced nation state attacks, and understand the latest techniques deployed by the most sophisticated attackers. We develop detections through training machine learning models, using threat intelligence signals as input, aggregated across entire Internet. We build state of the art machine learning platform for both training, deployment and monitoring. Our machine learning models protect billions of Microsoft users in real-time. With this team, you get a chance to learn new technology in AI, security, and distributed system design. We have experts in all these 3 areas to help you grow. We are looking for a Software Development Engineer II who is passionate about making an impact in identity protection and anti-fraud.<br><br>Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.</p><p><strong>#MSFTSecurity</strong></p><br><br><b>Responsibilities</b><br><ul><li><span>Work with Engineers, Product Managers, Designers, and Partners to deliver sets of features with the right overall design and architecture. </span></li><li><span>Proficiency in dealing with ambiguity, problem solving and rapid iteration </span></li><li><span>Write clean well-thought-out code with an emphasis on quality, performance, simplicity, durability, scalability, reusability, and maintainability. </span></li><li><span>Be committed to delivering the best experience for our customers and partners, and then iterate based on qualitative and quantitative feedback. </span></li><li><span>Help create a diverse and inclusive culture, participating in hiring where appropriate, so everyone can bring their full and authentic self and where we do our best work as a result. </span></li><li><span>Take responsibility for reliable uninterrupted operation of features with the earliest detection of issues in production. </span></li><li><span>Foster a data driven approach with everything you do from analysing and prioritizing business requirements, including customer feedback, and using metrics to prove success. </span></li><li><span>Expose test coverage issues, organize, and implement tests and types of tests needed, and resolve problem areas.</span></li><li><span>Gain a working understanding of Microsoft businesses and collaborate with mentors and leaders to contribute to cohesive, end-to-end experiences for our customers and users. </span></li><li><span>Participation in an on-call rota.</span></li></ul><br><br><b>Qualifications</b><br><h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Required/minimum qualifications</span></h3><div>Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline with proven experience coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.</div><div><h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Additional or preferred qualifications</span></h3><div>Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field with proven experience coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.</div></div> <br><br><p>Software Engineering IC2 - The typical base pay range for this role across Ireland is € 49,500.00 - € 83,900.00 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. </p><p></p> <p>Find additional benefits and pay information here:<br><a href="https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/corporate-pay/ireland-corporate-pay.html">https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/corporate-pay/ireland-corporate-pay.html</a></p><br><p>This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.</p><br><hr><br><p>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 with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about <a href="https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html"><b><u>requesting accommodations.</u></b></a></p>