Principal Data Privacy & Governance Engineer

Microsoft Corporation • New York, NY • 4h ago

Overview

Microsoft AI (MAI) is seeking an experienced Principal Data Privacy & Governance Engineer to help build mission applications and platform components for our personal AI, Copilot systems. We're looking for someone who possesses technical prowess, a methodical approach to problem-solving, proficiency in distributed systems and a mastery of templating to architect solutions that stand the test of time and who will bring an abundance of positive energy, empathy, and kindness to the team every day, in addition to being highly effective. This role is pivotal in ensuring data integrity, regulatory compliance, and secure data usage across the organization.

Our newly formed organization, MAI, is dedicated to advancing Copilot and other consumer AI products and research. The team?is responsible for?Copilot, Bing, Edge, and generative AI research.?Come be?a part of the team shaping the future personal computing.?

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.??

Starting January 26, 2026, Microsoft AI (MAI) employees who live within a 50- mile commute of a designated Microsoft office in the U.S. or 25-mile commute of a non-U.S., country-specific location are expected to work from the office at least four days per week. This expectation is subject to local law and may vary by jurisdiction.

Responsibilities

Build tools in the areas of data security, privacy and governance products in distributed data, cloud platform environments.

Work collaboratively with other Platform, infrastructure, application engineers as well as AI Researchers to build next generation automated data governance systems.

Ship high-quality, well-tested, secure, and maintainable code.

Find a path to get things done despite roadblocks to get your work into the hands of users quickly and iteratively.

Enjoy working in a fast-paced, design-driven, product development cycle.

Embody our Culture?and?Values.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python

OR equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python

OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 12+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python

OR equivalent experience.

4+ years experience building scalable services on top of public cloud infrastructure like Azure, AWS, or GCP. Extensive use datastores like RDBMS, key-value stores, etc.??

3+ years experience in collaborating with engineering, product, legal, and compliance teams to embed privacy-by-design principles and build automated scalable governance mechanisms into our data infrastructure.

3+ years experience in building data lineage tracking, proactive alerting mechanisms monitoring and enforce compliance with internal standards and external regulations.

Ability to?identify, analyze, and resolve complex technical issues, ensuring?optimal?performance, scalability, and user experience.??

Dedication to writing clean, maintainable, and well-documented code with a focus on application quality, performance, and security.??

Demonstrated interpersonal skills and ability to work closely with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, and other engineers.???

Ability to clearly communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.??

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, manage multiple priorities, and adapt to changing requirements and deadlines.??

Proven ability to collaborate and contribute to a positive, inclusive work environment, fostering knowledge sharing and growth within the team.

MicrosoftAI

Software Engineering 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:

https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

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. (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html)

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