Senior Software Engineer

Microsoft

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Hybrid

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Salary
$119,800–$234,700 / yr
Posted
9 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Mar 1, 2027

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $169k
This role $177k
$106k most similar roles pay here $248k

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.

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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

Microsoft currently has 598 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $119,800–$234,700 across 586 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Ads SDKs team, you will tackle complex engineering challenges involving SDK architecture, performance, reliability, observability, and developer experience. You will lead the design, development, and delivery of software components while building out CI/CD pipelines, testing, and automation to ensure high-quality releases. The role involves integrating AI-powered capabilities into products and utilizing modern tools to improve engineering productivity and operational efficiency. You will collaborate with architects and cross-functional teams to make technical decisions and manage trade-offs using telemetry and experimentation metrics. Candidates should possess experience in C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python. The work focuses on the core problem of building high-performance advertising technologies and monetization platforms across various applications, platforms, and devices while ensuring security, privacy, and compliance standards are met.

What does a Software Engineer earn?

Median $197500 from 2196 postings across 133 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Design, develop, and deliver complex software components while balancing performance, scalability, and reliability.
  • Build and improve CI/CD pipelines, testing frameworks, and automation for high-quality releases.
  • Implement technical solutions that meet strict security, privacy, compliance, and quality standards.
  • Integrate AI-powered capabilities and tools to improve product experience and engineering productivity.
  • Use telemetry, experimentation, and operational metrics to validate system health and performance.
  • Conduct design and code reviews to promote engineering best practices and ensure production readiness.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field is required, or equivalent experience.
  • At least 4 years of technical engineering experience coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
  • Ability to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check every two years.
  • 6+ years of professional software engineering experience building and maintaining production-grade systems is preferred.
  • Experience with AI-powered tooling or integrating AI capabilities into software solutions is preferred.
  • Experience designing and optimizing software for performance, reliability, and resource utilization across diverse environments is preferred.
  • Experience with cloud-based environments, including telemetry, monitoring, and CI/CD pipelines, is preferred.
  • Familiarity with advertising technology concepts like SDK development and ad delivery pipelines is preferred.

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