Senior Software Engineer

Microsoft

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Hybrid

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Salary
$119,800–$234,700 / yr
Posted
11 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Feb 27, 2027

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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.

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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 Auction Logic team, you will join a group dedicated to building and operating core components of the Monetize real-time platform. You will serve as an architect and technical leader, owning significant areas of the distributed system while collaborating with product teams to design, implement, and maintain high-quality features. Your daily work involves developing scalable solutions for a large-scale distributed platform that must execute dynamic auctions in under 100 milliseconds. To succeed, you will utilize skills in C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python to optimize software for performance and algorithmic efficiency. You will also mentor junior engineers, conduct code reviews, and manage production issues. The role focuses on solving complex technical challenges within a high-volume advertising marketplace that processes millions of requests per second.

What does a Software Engineer earn?

Median $197500 from 2196 postings across 133 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Design and implement scalable solutions for high-performance, real-time distributed systems under strict latency constraints.
  • Architect and own significant portions of the Monetize platform's core components and infrastructure.
  • Develop and optimize code to handle massive scale, including millions of queries per second and large data volumes.
  • Lead technical planning sessions with product teams to define feature requirements and system specifications.
  • Perform code reviews to ensure software efficiency, maintainability, and robustness across the engineering team.
  • Act as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) to monitor systems and resolve production issues during on-call rotations.
  • Mentor junior engineers on best practices in software development and technical excellence.
  • Prototyping new features quickly to gather feedback and drive innovation in the product development lifecycle.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field.
  • 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.
  • Preferred: 5+ years of experience as a professional software developer.
  • Experience building high performance, multi-threaded, distributed systems and applications, preferably in a Linux environment.
  • Proficiency in advanced optimization techniques and solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and time complexity.
  • Understanding of generalized architecture patterns and service-oriented architecture (SOA).
  • Experience using C, C++, or Java with excellent problem-solving abilities.

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