Senior Software Engineer | Microsoft Careers

Microsoft

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$119,800–$234,700 / yr
Posted
18 days ago
Closes
Nov 14, 2026

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer | Microsoft Careers

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Join Microsoft’s Ads SDKs team as a senior software engineer and help shape the future of digital advertising at global scale. You will lead the design, architecture, and development of key components for the Windows Ads SDK, balancing performance, scalability, reliability, and maintainability. Your day-to-day involves building CI/CD pipelines, enhancing test infrastructure, and implementing features that improve ad delivery while adhering to Microsoft’s standards for security, privacy, accessibility, and compliance. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to evaluate design options, drive data-informed feature rollouts, and participate in code reviews to ensure engineering excellence. The role requires expertise in C++, C#, .NET, Win32 API, WinUI3, UWP, and JavaScript, along with experience in cloud-based environments and advertising technology concepts.

Skills

C++ C# .NET Win32 API WinUI3 UWP JavaScript CI/CD Cloud-based environments Telemetry Monitoring Performance Reliability Windows Ads SDK Security Privacy Accessibility Compliance SDK design Data-informed feature rollouts

What you'll do

  • Lead the design and architecture of key components in Windows Ads SDKs.
  • Build CI/CD pipelines to ensure reliable high-quality releases frequently.
  • Implement features enhancing ad delivery experience on Windows platforms.
  • Evaluate design options, document tradeoffs for integrating with existing systems.
  • Drive data-informed feature rollouts using telemetry and experimentation insights.
  • Participate in design and code reviews to maintain secure coding practices.

What we're looking for

  • 6+ years of professional software engineering experience in production systems.
  • Hands-on experience with C++, C#, .NET, and Windows development frameworks.
  • Experience designing and optimizing software for performance and reliability.
  • Familiarity with cloud-based environments and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Ability to work effectively across multiple domains and technologies.
  • Knowledge of advertising technology concepts such as SDK development and telemetry.
  • Participate in design and code reviews, applying secure design principles.

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