Senior Software Engineer, Ads

Microsoft

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: —
Salary: $119,800–$234,700 / yr
Posted: 28 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live 2 days ago
Closes: Feb 10, 2027

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Similar $196k

This role $177k

$106k most similar roles pay here $248k

This role pays more than 55% of similar roles. Most pay $167,696–$223,750 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $177k 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 598 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, Ads

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As a Senior Software Engineer, Ads, you will join the Bing Ads team to develop products for Ad Quality and Publishers monetization. You will be responsible for building solutions for publisher onboarding, ensuring quality verification, and creating comprehensive revenue and quality reports while delivering high-quality ads. Your daily work involves collaborating with stakeholders to define requirements, developing design documents, and implementing code for various features and services. The role requires expertise in distributed systems, event-driven architectures, and Azure cloud platforms. You will utilize programming languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python to build scalable products. Additionally, you will leverage AI/ML technologies and Azure DevOps tools to improve engineering productivity while managing on-call responsibilities to monitor system performance and ensure reliability across the advertising platform's infrastructure.

What does a Software Engineer earn?

Median $197500 from 2196 postings across 133 companies.

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Skills

C C++ C# Java JavaScript Python Azure Azure DevOps Distributed Systems event driven architecture AI ML OOPS OOAD Design Patterns

What you'll do

Develop features for publisher onboarding, quality verification, and revenue reporting.
Create and implement code for products, services, and features using reusable components.
Determine user requirements by collaborating with relevant stakeholders.
Identify technical dependencies and develop design documents for specific product areas.
Break down large work items into smaller tasks and provide accurate effort estimations.
Serve as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) to monitor systems and resolve service interruptions.
Improve the availability, reliability, and performance of products through continuous technical learning.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 4+ years of experience coding in languages like C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
Master's Degree in Computer Science and 6+ years of engineering experience (preferred).
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science and 8+ years of engineering experience (preferred).
8+ years of experience building and operating reliable, scalable services and platforms (preferred).
Experience designing and operating production-scale distributed systems (preferred).
Experience leveraging AI/ML technologies and AI-powered development tools (preferred).
Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps and familiarity with the Azure cloud platform (preferred).
Excellent coding skills in OOPS, OOAD, and design patterns (preferred).

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