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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 the team responsible for transforming digital advertising through intelligent automation and large-scale optimization. This role focuses on architecting and implementing a next-generation agentic bidding platform that utilizes AI to monitor marketplace signals and optimize bidding strategies autonomously. You will build large-scale data validation frameworks, develop experimentation and simulation tools, and manage mission-critical bidding services as a Designated Responsible Individual. The work involves blending algorithmic innovation, reinforcement learning, and large-scale data pipelines to process billions of daily auction events. Required skills include proficiency in C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python, along with experience in large-scale distributed systems, MLOps, and streaming platforms like Apache Spark or Flink. You will solve complex problems regarding real-time decision-making and scalable cloud infrastructure.
What does a Software Engineer earn?
Median $197400 from 2576 postings across 150 companies.
Architect and implement a next-generation agentic bidding platform for real-time ad auctions.
Develop large-scale data validation and quality frameworks for auction-critical signals.
Build experimentation and simulation frameworks to validate AI agent behavior before live deployment.
Act as a Designated Responsible Individual to drive incident management and high-availability practices.
Explore and invest in emerging AI techniques like multi-agent systems and adaptive optimization.
Set technical direction and mentor engineers to foster a culture of high-quality execution.
Proactively adopt new technologies to improve the performance and scalability of the bidding stack.
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.
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements.
Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 6+ years of technical engineering experience (preferred).
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 8+ years of technical engineering experience (preferred).
4+ years of hands-on experience with large-scale streaming platforms such as Apache Spark or Flink (preferred).
4+ years of experience as a technical lead, including mentoring and guiding engineers (preferred).
5+ years of experience developing and deploying large-scale distributed systems in production environments (preferred).
5+ years of hands-on experience in machine learning operations (MLOps), including pipeline automation, monitoring, and lifecycle management (preferred).
Domain knowledge and experience building large scale distributed bidding or auction platforms (preferred).
Experience building real world applications using AI techniques (preferred).
C
C++
C#
Java
JavaScript
Python
Microsoft Azure
AWS
Distributed Systems
Service-Oriented Architecture
AI
ML
Observability
Reliability Engineering
Telemetry
Data-Intensive Applications
C
C++
C#
Java
JavaScript
Python
Distributed Systems
Microsoft Azure
AWS
Cloud Computing
Service-Oriented Architecture
Observability
Reliability Engineering
AI
ML
Telemetry