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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
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The Senior Software Engineer joins Microsoft’s Ads SDKs team to develop high-performance advertising SDKs and platform capabilities for diverse applications. In this role, you will lead the design, architecture, and development of key components for the Windows Ads SDK, ensuring high standards for performance, scalability, reliability, and maintainability. Daily responsibilities include building CI/CD pipelines, test infrastructure, and automation while implementing features that improve ad delivery on Windows platforms. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to evaluate design options, conduct code reviews, and drive data-informed feature rollouts using telemetry. Required skills include proficiency in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python, alongside experience with .NET, Win32 API, WinUI3, and UWP. The work focuses on solving complex SDK design and observability problems within the advertising technology domain.
What does a Software Engineer earn?
Median $196750 from 2536 postings across 152 companies.
Lead the design, architecture, and development of key Windows Ads SDK components.
Build and enhance CI/CD pipelines, test infrastructure, and automation for frequent releases.
Implement features that improve ad delivery while meeting security, privacy, and compliance standards.
Evaluate design options and document tradeoffs with architects and cross-functional engineering teams.
Drive data-informed feature rollouts using telemetry and experimentation to monitor system health.
Participate in design and code reviews to apply secure design principles and best practices.
Ensure end-to-end readiness through integration testing and live-site coverage before production releases.
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.
Ability to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire and every two years thereafter.
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).
6+ years of professional software engineering experience building, shipping, and maintaining production-grade software systems (preferred).
4+ years of hands-on experience with C++, C#, .NET, and Windows development frameworks such as Win32 API, WinUI3, and/or UWP, along with working knowledge of JavaScript (preferred).
Experience designing and optimizing software for performance, reliability, and efficient resource utilization across diverse runtime environments (preferred).
Experience building or integrating systems in cloud-based environments, including telemetry, monitoring, CI/CD pipelines, or backend service interactions (preferred).
Familiarity with advertising technology concepts such as SDK development, ad delivery pipelines, telemetry, experimentation, or monetization platforms (preferred).