Senior Software Engineer

Microsoft Ads Fraud Detection operates at the intersection of Security and Machine learning. We design and develop fraud detection algorithms that run on the web in real time and protect billions of dollars of revenue from fraudsters. Our algorithms need to run at a high precision/ high recall operating point.  

We are hiring a Senior Software Engineer, Fraud Detection for our team. 
 
This role is available in Bangalore (Karnataka) & Noida (UP), India 

We are always in a race with fraudsters to design new ways to detect fraud. As a Software engineer with our team, you'll be responsible for designing and building infrastructure to collect real-time fraud detection signals at Internet Scale from various data sources and developing our next generation fraud detection service that scales to Millions of QPS while keeping privacy in mind. You will develop our next generation tools for inference, analysis and anomaly detection. You will keep Security First mind set and design secure-by-design systems.  
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. 

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.

Required Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 7+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience. 

• 2+ years of experience with infrastructure design in Fraud, Security or Risk related areas.  

• 2+ years of experience with distributed systems, data processing and online service development.  

• 2+ years of experience with reliability, and performance optimization. 

Preferred Qualifications: 
  

• Experience of infrastructure design in Fraud or Risk related areas.  

• Previous experience training Machine Learning (ML) models in production settings is highly desired. 

• Strong background in security-first system design and implementation. 

 
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 Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter. 

• Lead the design and development of fraud signal collection and processing services that operate in real-time at web scale. 
  Architect and implement next-generation fraud detection services, ensuring scalability and efficiency across various business components. 

• Innovate and develop advanced tools for scalable data analysis and anomaly detection, acting as a force multiplier for the team. 

• Drive continuous performance optimization and security resilience for all infrastructure components. 

• Oversee the training and deployment of production Machine Learning models aimed at combating fraud. 

• Champion Microsoft’s culture and values, contributing to a collaborative and inclusive team environment. 

• This version highlights the seniority of the role by emphasizing leadership, extensive experience, and advanced responsibilities.