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Software Engineer II - Cryptography & Post-Quantum Security (Multiple Roles)

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3 days ago
Herẕliyya, IsraelMid Level

Responsibilities

  • Own the end-to-end design, implementation, testing, deployment, integration, and production operation of cloud-scale cryptographic security services.
  • Build AI, LLM, and agentic workflow capabilities to identify, prioritize, and remediate cryptographic risks.
  • Write production code, participate in design and code reviews, improve reliability and performance, and investigate complex production issues.
  • Develop integrations with partner teams across Microsoft and bring cryptographic insights and remediation into the wider security ecosystem.
  • Collaborate with security researchers, product managers, and engineers to deliver quarterly milestones and measurable customer outcomes.
  • Help establish the culture and engineering practices of the new Project Compass group.

Requirements

  • At least 4 years of hands-on software engineering experience building production systems in C#, Java, Rust, Go, or Python.
  • Experience designing, building, and operating complex, scalable, reliable, and secure distributed cloud services.
  • System design experience for high-scale systems, including architecture, performance, resiliency, observability, and maintainability.
  • Experience owning features, services, or products through design, implementation, testing, deployment, integrations, and operations.
  • Preferred: B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Preferred: experience building and shipping AI, LLM, or agentic capabilities, including prompt or workflow design, evaluation, and integration.
  • Preferred: knowledge of cybersecurity fundamentals and hands-on experience with cryptographic infrastructure, PKI, keys, certificates, identity, digital signatures, cryptographic protocols, and libraries.
  • Preferred: experience building cybersecurity products, cloud security platforms, or large-scale security data platforms such as ingestion pipelines, connectors, and graph-based models.
  • Preferred: ability to turn ambiguous 0-to-1 problems into clear architectures and executable milestones, collaborate cross-functionally, and work in early-stage or startup-like product environments.
  • Preferred: familiarity with NIST, FIPS, PCI, and sector-specific regulations.

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Microsoft develops operating systems, productivity software, cloud services, developer tools, and consumer devices for individuals, enterprises, and governments. Its main products include Windows, Microsoft 365, Azure, Visual Studio/GitHub, Xbox, and LinkedIn; revenue comes from software subscriptions and licenses, cloud consumption, hardware sales, and advertising. Founded in 1975 and headquartered in Redmond, Washington, Microsoft is a public company traded on Nasdaq.

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