Senior Software Engineer, Ads Platform

Microsoft

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: Redmond, WA
Salary: $119,800–$234,700 / yr
Posted: 42 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Closes: Jan 27, 2027
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $187k

This role $177k

$106k most similar roles pay here $248k

This role pays more than 57% of similar roles. Most pay $151,000–$222,125 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $177k versus about $187k 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 Platform

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As a Senior Software Engineer, Ads Platform, you will join the Microsoft Advertising Platform team to build next-generation marketing solutions using large-scale cloud services, advanced analytics, and AI technologies. You will lead the design and development of critical platform capabilities, ensuring the creation of highly scalable, reliable, and secure distributed systems. Your daily work involves driving technical strategy, influencing architecture across teams, and managing end-to-end project delivery including monitoring and experimentation. The role requires proficiency in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python, alongside experience with Microsoft Azure, AWS, or similar cloud platforms. You will solve complex engineering challenges within the online advertising domain, specifically focusing on data-intensive applications and AI/ML-enabled products to manage massive amounts of data while improving product health through telemetry and customer insights.

What does a Software Engineer earn in Washington?

Median $202800 from 326 postings across 28 companies.

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Skills

Distributed Systems Microsoft Azure AWS Python C# Java C++ JavaScript Cloud Computing Service-Oriented Architecture Observability Reliability Engineering AI Web Technologies

What you'll do

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 testing to identify improvements and enhance customer experience.
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 a related technical field is required.
At least 4 years of technical engineering experience coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
A Master's degree and 6 years of experience, or a Bachelor's degree and 8 years of experience are preferred.
At least 4 years of experience building scalable, secure, and high-performance backend products and services.
Knowledge of distributed systems design and cloud computing platforms like Microsoft Azure or AWS.
Knowledge of modern web technologies, service-oriented architectures, observability, and reliability engineering.
Experience with data-intensive applications and AI/ML-enabled products.
Experience in online advertising, search, e-commerce, or large-scale consumer products.

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