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versus about
$190k
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Based on 240 similar postings.
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About Microsoft
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
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Listed pay typically runs
$119,800–$234,700
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The Senior Software Engineer, Ads Platform joins the Microsoft Advertising Platform team to build next-generation marketing and advertising solutions. In this role, you will design, build, and evolve highly scalable, reliable, and secure distributed systems while leading the technical architecture of complex product features. You will drive end-to-end delivery of critical projects, mentor other engineers, and influence platform-wide architectural decisions. The position requires proficiency in coding languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python. You will utilize knowledge of Microsoft Azure, AWS, or similar cloud platforms, service-oriented architectures, and observability. The work involves solving technical challenges within online advertising, specifically processing hundreds of terabytes of data to power AI-enabled products and high-performance backend services for global scale.
What does a Software Engineer earn?
Median $197400 from 2576 postings across 150 companies.
Design, build, and evolve highly scalable, reliable, and secure distributed systems.
Lead the technical design and architecture of complex product features and services.
Drive end-to-end delivery of critical projects including implementation, monitoring, and experimentation.
Use telemetry and A/B experimentation to identify opportunities and improve product health.
Mentor engineers and provide technical guidance through code reviews and best practices.
Influence technical direction across multiple teams and contribute to platform-wide architectural decisions.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 4+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages like C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python, or equivalent experience.
Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 6+ years of technical engineering experience, or a Bachelor's Degree and 8+ years of experience, or equivalent experience (preferred).
4+ years of experience building scalable, secure, high-performance backend products and services.
Excellent technical design, problem-solving, and debugging skills with a proven track record of shipping high-quality software on time.
Knowledge of distributed systems design, Microsoft Azure, AWS, or similar cloud computing platforms.
Knowledge of modern web technologies, service-oriented architectures, observability, reliability engineering, and data-driven development.
Experience with data-intensive applications and AI/ML-enabled products.
Experience in online advertising, search, e-commerce, or large-scale consumer products.
Distributed Systems
C
C++
C#
Java
JavaScript
Python
Microsoft Azure
AWS
Cloud Computing
Service-Oriented Architecture
AI
Observability
Reliability Engineering
Data Structures
Algorithms
C
C++
C#
Java
JavaScript
Python
Microsoft Azure
AWS
Distributed Systems
Service-Oriented Architecture
AI
ML
Observability
Reliability Engineering
Telemetry
Data-Intensive Applications
C
Swift
XPC
libdispatch
CoreData
Concurrency
Multi-threading
Client-Server Networking
Telemetry
Observability
OS Fundamentals
Memory Management
File Systems
Cross-Process Communication