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Microsoft

Software Engineering
CAD 63,900-126,600 / year
Posted on Apr 30, 2025

Software Engineer

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Date posted
Apr 29, 2025
Job number
1821143
Work site
Up to 50% work from home
Travel
0-25 %
Role type
Individual Contributor
Profession
Software Engineering
Discipline
Software Engineering
Employment type
Full-Time

Overview

At Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, we are on a mission to protect every person and organization on the planet from cyber threats. Our team thrives on a culture of integrity, transparency, and ownership, where servant leadership fosters trust, accountability, growth, and inclusion. If you enjoy working in a collaborative environment that emphasizes a growth mindset and working together to enable innovation, then we might have the perfect job for you.

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is an industry-leading, cloud-powered security solution designed to help individuals and enterprises prevent, detect, investigate, and respond to advanced threats. Trusted by numerous Fortune 500 organizations worldwide, Defender for Endpoint secures millions of devices across diverse platforms, including Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS.

Our quest is intrinsically aligned with Microsoft's mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. At Defender for Endpoint, we collaborate with partners across Microsoft to innovate new approaches and use the latest tools and products to combat evolving threats. Join us if you are passionate about learning, driven by purpose, and ready to make a significant impact to the safety and security of millions of users globally.

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.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline with proven experience coding in language including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience
  • Experience as a software engineer working with distributed systems

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 1+ year(s) technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field with proven experience in coding languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python Experience with cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure and AWS
  • Experience working on highly scalable services
  • Experience in test automation and performance profiling tools
  • Experience with software development tools such as source control systems (GIT), automated build systems, compilers, software
  • validation systems, project tracking, and lifecycle management systems
  • Experience with Security Development Lifecycle

Other Requirements

  • Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:
    • Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft background and Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Software Engineering IC2 - The typical base pay range for this role across Canada is CAD $63,900 - CAD $126,600 per year.

Find additional pay information here:

https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/canada-pay-information.html

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until May 4, 2025.

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Responsibilities

We are on a mission to enable endpoint protection to every person and organization on the planet. We are looking for a Software Engineer to help us design and build services and tools to bring cutting-edge cyber security solutions to our enterprise customers to manage and protect devices against cyber threats.

  • Design, implement, test, and deliver with provable quality solutions that are distributed, high scale, high availability, geo-redundant, low maintenance, and high value.
  • Work across geographic and organizational boundaries to define requirements, scope work, develop features, integrate functionality, and meet key performance goals.
  • Own and drive projects with large scope and complicated features by working toward self-defined goals and milestones.
  • Deliver on engineering commitments, while keeping customer experience and satisfaction as the overarching goal
  • Engaging in project planning, work prioritization, and contribute to the project's roadmap and goals
  • Participating in governance activities, manage technical tasks, and ensure quality assurance through automated testing and integration validation.

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.
Industry leading healthcare
Educational resources
Discounts on products and services
Savings and investments
Maternity and paternity leave
Generous time away
Giving programs
Opportunities to network and connect

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 and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.