Principal Applied Scientist
 Microsoft | |
$139,900.00 - $274,800.00 / yr
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 United States, Washington, Redmond | |
 Jan 14, 2026 | |
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Overview
Securityrepresentsthe most critical priorities for our customers in aworldawash in digital threats, regulatory scrutiny, and estate complexity. Microsoft Security aspires to make the world a safer place for all. We want to reshape security and empower every user, customer, and developer with a security cloud that protects them withend-to-end, simplified solutions. The Microsoft Security organization accelerates Microsoft's mission and bold ambitions to ensure that our company and industry is securing digital technology platforms, devices, and clouds in our customers' heterogeneous environments, as well as ensuring the security of our own internal estate. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. In doing so, we create life-changing innovations thatimpactbillions of lives around the world. We are seeking a Principal Applied Scientistto join our team.If you're looking tomakea meaningful impactonprotecting people and businesses, this is the team for you.Security is a top priority for our customers in a world filled with digital threats, regulatory scrutiny, and estate complexity. TheMicrosoft Security Social Engineering Research Teamis dedicated to defending Microsoft's customers against threats across all messaging and web platforms through applied AI innovation. Our culture fosters a growth mindset, inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best every day. As attackers' methods evolve, our solutions adapt andanticipate. This is an exciting opportunity to innovate and detect threats in real-time acrossdifferentplatforms,technologies,and AIcapabilities. Working with data at scale,utilizingemergent technologies, and being empowered by Microsoft's unique set of threat intelligence is the perfect challenge for any Principal Applied Scientist. Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Asemployees,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. Responsibilities As a PrincipalApplied Scientistfocused on protecting Microsoftcustomersfrom social engineeringthreat vectors, you willbe responsible for:
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#MSFTSecurity Applied Sciences IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $139,900 - $274,800 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 $188,000 - $304,200 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled. 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 with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations. | |