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This role pays more than 57% of similar roles. Most pay $177,250–$215,662 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $209k versus about $196k for comparable roles.
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Microsoft Corporation is a global technology leader producing software, hardware, and cloud services including Windows, Office 365, Azure cloud platform, Xbox gaming, and Surface devices. Industry: Software & Cloud Computing
Microsoft currently has 310 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $119,800–$234,700 across 285 roles with salary data.
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As a Principal Software Engineer on the Ads Engineering Platform team at Microsoft Advertising, you will lead the development of high-performance ad-serving infrastructure that powers Bing Search, MSN, Microsoft Start, and Edge browser shopping experiences. Your role involves designing and optimizing large-scale distributed systems with GPU-accelerated inference frameworks to process millions of ad requests per second efficiently. You’ll work on end-to-end inference infrastructure, including model serving, caching, scheduling, and resource orchestration across heterogeneous hardware. Key responsibilities include profiling and optimizing performance at the CUDA kernel level, ensuring live-site reliability through telemetry and fault-tolerance mechanisms, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive architectural excellence. Preferred qualifications include experience in real-time data streaming systems, LLM inference optimization, GPU inference frameworks like NVIDIA Triton Inference Server, and deep expertise in system-level optimizations for transformer/LLM architectures.
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