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Principal Security Engineering Manager - Windows + Devices

United States, Washington, Redmond💼 Full-time🗓 2026-06-18 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead security strategy, threat mitigation, and platform-level defense for Windows and devices, leveraging deep expertise in reverse engineering and vulnerability discovery.

Role type

Principal Security Engineering Manager (Windows + Devices)

Builds

Platform-level security defenses and exploit mitigations for Windows OS and device ecosystems

Domain

Cybersecurity, Operating Systems, Reverse Engineering

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Reverse engineering, vulnerability discovery, exploit mitigation, native code (C/C++) analysis, binary analysis, platform-level defense, team management, security strategy, threat modeling, cross-group influence

Preferred skills

Public security research track record, experience bypassing security mitigations, leading high-performance teams

Technologies

C, C++, Windows OS, Binaries

Responsibilities

Manage threats and risks, devise new protections, exploit mitigations, manage and grow high-performance security teams, influence security initiatives across groups, lead vulnerability discovery research

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with people management

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