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Data Breaches! Stolen Passwords! Aren't you scared of identity theft? Wouldn't it be cool to manage your own identity and data without relying on external authorities? Be it a school admission, an application for a new job, buying a new house, booking travel tickets, or something as simple as buying alcohol, all you need is your decentralized identity and the ability to provide limited claims to the business your are transacting with.
We believe every user and organization must have ownership of their identity and data (https://aka.ms/ownyouridentity). We are working to make this a reality by actively participating in the decentralized identity community and by building privacy respecting technology that users can trust. We are the Decentralized Identity team at Microsoft, and we are building a team of engineering collaborators to join us on our journey.
Preferred Qualifications:
* Experience with cryptography or distributed systems
* Experience with distributed ledgers
* NodeJS and Typescript, but love all languages equally
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.
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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. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. 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.
You are a natural collaborator who can hypothesize, articulate and implement various aspects of an emerging technology stack. Having a growth mindset will help you be a contributing member of this early stage start-up team putting users at the heart of everything we do.
Basic qualifications:
* Engineering experience building cloud services or mobile applications with a focus on security and usability.
* 10+ years software engineering
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