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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # AI Engineer, Security AI - **Company:** Microsoft - **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $119,800.0 - $234,700.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** C (Programming Language), Java (Programming Language), JavaScript (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems, Microsoft Online Services, C Sharp (Programming Language), C++ (Programming Language), Cyber Security, Computational Linguistics, Graph Database, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Software Safety, Search Technologies, Software Engineering, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Large Language Models, Multi-Agent Systems, Prompt Engineering, Information Technology, Vulnerability Analysis - **Published:** July 28, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/f689305c-5d07-48df-9ce9-522c20730e00 ## About the Role * Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python + OR equivalent experience. Other Requirements: Candidates must be able 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 Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter., * Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Statistics, Computational Linguistics, Mathematics, or a related field. * Experience designing experiments, evaluating performance of AI models and systems, defining metrics, and applying scientific methods to improve AI system quality. * Experience with large language models, agentic workflows, retrieval-augmented generation, knowledge graphs, feedback-driven optimization, multi-modal security signals, and rigorous evaluation frameworks. * Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate complex real-world challenges into tractable AI problems. * Strong communication skills and the ability to explain AI concepts, methodologies, limitations, results, and tradeoffs to both technical and non-technical audiences. * Experience developing AI agents, copilots, autonomous workflows, tool-using systems, planning systems, or multi-agent architectures. * Experience with LLM evaluation, AI safety, adversarial testing, hallucination mitigation, prompt engineering, prompt injection defense, and responsible AI practices. * Experience with embedding models, vector search, retrieval systems, ranking algorithms, knowledge graphs, memory architectures, and context-grounding techniques. * Experience building evaluation datasets, benchmark suites, red-team methodologies, human evaluation frameworks, or trustworthiness assessment systems. * Experience applying AI to cybersecurity, including threat detection, vulnerability analysis, security operations, incident response, identity systems, or risk assessment. * Demonstrated ability to lead technical innovation, publish or operationalize novel approaches, influence technical strategy, and drive impactful AI advancements in ambiguous problem domains. Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $160,200 - $261,000 per year. ## Description * Design, implement, and advance AI approaches using large language models, agentic workflows, retrieval-augmented generation, knowledge graphs, feedback-driven optimization, multi-modal security signals, and rigorous evaluation frameworks to support security engineering and security operations workflows. * Translate open-ended security challenges into AI problems, formulate hypotheses, design experiments, and develop measurable success criteria. * Develop innovative approaches for reasoning over complex security information, synthesizing context, identifying patterns, and generating actionable insights. * Design and improve agent architectures, planning and execution strategies, tool-use frameworks, memory systems, retrieval techniques, and grounding mechanisms for security applications. * Define evaluation methodologies, benchmarks, datasets, metrics, and testing frameworks to measure quality, accuracy, safety, robustness, trustworthiness, and real-world impact. * Analyze model behavior and failure modes, identify opportunities for improvement, and develop techniques to improve accuracy, actionability, and reliability. * Partner with engineering teams to operationalize AI innovations and integrate research advances into production systems. * Drive responsible AI practices, including fairness, transparency, safety, robustness, security, governance, and human oversight. ## Related Videos - [Thinking Differently - How to Make Money from Cyber Attacks & Cheats](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/745-thinking-differently-how-to-make-money-from-cyber-attacks-cheats) - [Putting the Graph In GraphQL With The Neo4j GraphQL Library](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/257-putting-the-graph-in-graphql-with-the-neo4j-graphql-library) - [Psychological Safety in Software Engineering - Jenny-Margrethe Vej & Alexandra Hou Aldershaab](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2142-psychological-safety-in-software-engineering-jenny-margrethe-vej-alexandra-hou-aldershaab) - [Inside the AI Revolution: How Microsoft is Empowering the World to Achieve More](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/869-inside-the-ai-revolution-how-microsoft-is-empowering-the-world-to-achieve-more) - [Cyber Security: Small, and Large!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/259-cyber-security-small-and-large) - [Agentic AI - From Theory to Practice: Developing Multi-Agent AI Systems on Azure](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1532-agentic-ai-from-theory-to-practice-developing-multi-agent-ai-systems-on-azure) ## Related Articles - [How to Become an AI Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/331-how-to-become-an-ai-engineer) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Best Paying Jobs in Technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/256-best-paying-jobs-in-technology) - [Top-Paying Tech Jobs (with Salaries)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/372-top-paying-tech-jobs-with-salaries) - [Are Software Engineer Wages Being Pushed Down? 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