Senior Software Engineer | Microsoft Careers

Microsoft

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Work type: On-site
Location: Redmond, WA
Salary: $119,800–$234,700 / yr
Posted: 7 days ago
Closes: Dec 1, 2026
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer | Microsoft Careers

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As a Principal Software Engineer on our cutting-edge team, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of digital advertising by developing an agentic bidding platform that leverages AI and machine learning to optimize ad auctions in real-time. Your responsibilities include collaborating with data scientists and engineers to define requirements for autonomous bidding capabilities, architecting large-scale systems that process billions of auction events daily, and ensuring data quality through robust validation frameworks. You will also drive operational excellence as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI), develop experimentation tools, and mentor team members while fostering innovation in emerging AI techniques such as multi-agent systems. The ideal candidate has extensive experience with distributed systems, MLOps, and large-scale streaming platforms like Apache Spark or Flink, along with a proven track record of building scalable bidding or auction platforms.

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Python Java Apache Spark Apache Flink Kubernetes Docker CI/CD MLOps PostgreSQL Redis AWS Azure Google Cloud Platform Prometheus Grafana Scikit-learn TensorFlow PyTorch Kafka

What you'll do

Define requirements for agentic AI-driven bidding capabilities that observe, reason, and adapt autonomously.
Architect and implement the next-generation agentic bidding platform enabling autonomous optimization of ad bids.
Build large-scale data validation frameworks to ensure reliability of auction signals feeding AI agents.
Drive operational excellence and high-availability practices for mission-critical bidding services as DRI.
Develop experimentation frameworks to validate agent behavior before deploying in live auctions.
Proactively adopt new technologies to enhance the scalability and performance of the bidding stack.

What we're looking for

7+ years of hands-on experience developing and deploying large-scale distributed systems in production environments.
4+ years of experience as a technical lead, including mentoring engineers.
Extensive experience with machine learning operations (MLOps) and pipeline automation.
Hands-on experience with large-scale streaming platforms like Apache Spark or Flink.
Domain expertise in building large-scale distributed bidding or auction platforms.
Experience in real-world AI application development using advanced techniques.

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