This role pays more than
69%
of similar roles. Most pay
$149,500–$188,277
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$177k
versus about
$169k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
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
Microsoft currently has
598 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$119,800–$234,700
across 586 roles with salary data.
As a Senior Software Engineer on the Microsoft Advertising Platform team, you will design, build, and evolve highly scalable, reliable, and secure distributed systems. You will lead technical designs for complex product features, drive engineering excellence, and influence architecture across multiple teams while mentoring other engineers through code reviews and best practices. Your daily work involves partnering with Product Management and Data Science to define requirements and executing end-to-end projects involving telemetry and A/B 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 technical challenges within the online advertising domain, specifically building data-intensive applications and AI/ML-enabled products to manage large-scale distributed systems and provide advanced analytics for advertisers and partners.
What does a Software Engineer earn in Washington?
Median $202800 from 326 postings across 28 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 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 related field and 4+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages like C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
Master's Degree in Computer Science or related field and 6+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in relevant programming languages.
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field and 8+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in relevant programming languages.
Ability to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire and every two years thereafter.
Experience building scalable, secure, high-performance products and services on the backend.
Knowledge of distributed systems design and cloud computing platforms like Microsoft Azure or AWS.
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.
Distributed Systems
Microsoft Azure
AWS
Python
C#
Java
C++
JavaScript
Cloud Computing
Service-Oriented Architecture
Observability
Reliability Engineering
AI
Web Technologies
Distributed Systems
Cloud Computing
Microsoft Azure
AWS
Python
C#
Java
C++
JavaScript
Service-Oriented Architecture
Observability
Reliability Engineering
AI
Web Technologies
ScalableSystems