Software Engineer: Security Intern Opportunities for University Students

As a Software Engineering Intern focused on security, you’ll collaborate with teammates to solve real problems and ship innovative software.

• 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.
• Reviews current security developments and proactively seeks new knowledge that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, security, observability, and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale.

• 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.
• 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#/.NET, Java/Kotlin, Go; API design; containers/Kubernetes; multithreaded programming.
• Frontend: TypeScript/JavaScript, React, modern UI engineering.
• Systems & platform: C/C++/Rust, OS concepts, networking (DNS/DHCP), firmware/driver fundamentals, Windows/Linux, security debugging/tooling.

• 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

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