Microsoft is looking to solve real-world security problems and ship innovative software by designing, building, and testing secure and maintainable code, adopting Microsoft’s Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) practices
Requirements
- One year of programming experience in an object-oriented language
- Ability to demonstrate an understanding of computer science fundamentals, including data structures and algorithms
- Demonstrated interest in security (e.g., secure coding, identity/authN‑authZ, compliance tooling, threat modeling, or participation in security clubs/research/hackathons)
- Course, project, or internship exposure to one or more of: Back‑end/services: C-Sharp/.NET, Java/Kotlin, Go; API design; containers/Kubernetes; multithreaded programming
- Course, project, or internship exposure to one or more of: Frontend: TypeScript/JavaScript, React, modern UI engineering
- Course, project, or internship exposure to one or more of: Systems & platform: C/C++/Rust, OS concepts, networking (DNS/DHCP), firmware/driver fundamentals, Windows/Linux, security debugging/tooling
Responsibilities
- Applies engineering principles and secure coding standards to solve complex problems through sound and creative engineering
- Works with appropriate stakeholders to determine user requirements for a feature
- Keeps abreast of security technologies and emerging security best practices to apply continuous secure improvements to systems of focus
- Quickly learns new engineering methods and incorporates them into work processes
- Seeks feedback and applies internal or industry best practices to improve technical solutions
- Demonstrates skill in time management and completing software projects in a cooperative team environment
- Understands and applies Microsoft’s security policies and best practices to ensure systems meet our security and trust commitments to our customers
Other
- Enrolled in a full time bachelor's or master’s program in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field during the academic term immediately before the internship
- Must have at least 1 semester/term remaining following the completion of the internship
- Travel: 0-25 %
- Work site: 3 days / week in-office
- Degree requirements: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
