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$177k
versus about
$182k
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Based on 240 similar postings.
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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
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Listed pay typically runs
$119,800–$234,700
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The Senior Software Engineering, Ads Platform role sits within the Microsoft Advertising Platform team, where you will build next-generation marketing and advertising solutions. You will lead the design and development of critical platform capabilities, focusing on building highly scalable, reliable, and secure distributed systems across frontend and backend platforms. Your daily work involves driving technical strategy, performing design reviews, and managing end-to-end project delivery while mentoring other engineers. You will utilize languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python to solve complex engineering challenges. The role requires expertise in cloud services like Microsoft Azure or AWS, distributed systems, and data structures. You will address technical problems involving large-scale data processing, online advertising, search, and AI-powered experiences to improve product health and customer experience.
What does a Software Engineering earn?
Median $178325 from 38 postings across 15 companies.
Design and build highly scalable, reliable, and secure distributed systems for frontend and backend platforms.
Lead the technical design and architecture of complex product features to ensure long-term maintainability.
Drive end-to-end delivery of critical projects including design reviews, implementation, and operational excellence.
Use telemetry and A/B experimentation to identify opportunities and improve product health.
Mentor engineers and provide technical guidance through code reviews and best practices.
Influence technical direction and contribute to platform-wide architectural decisions across multiple teams.
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.
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).
Solid computer science fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, software design, and distributed systems.
Proven experience designing, building, deploying, and operating large-scale, highly available, and secure cloud services.
5+ years of experience architecting, developing, deploying, and operating distributed systems in a production environment.
Excellent technical design, problem-solving, debugging, and performance optimization skills.
Experience with Microsoft Azure, AWS, or similar cloud computing platforms.
Experience in online advertising, search, e-commerce, AI-powered experiences, or large-scale consumer products (preferred).
C
C++
C#
Java
JavaScript
Python
Distributed Systems
Microsoft Azure
AWS
Cloud Computing
Service-Oriented Architecture
Observability
Reliability Engineering
AI
ML
Telemetry
C
C++
C#
Java
JavaScript
Python
Microsoft Azure
AWS
Distributed Systems
Service-Oriented Architecture
AI
ML
Observability
Reliability Engineering
Telemetry
Data-Intensive Applications
C
Swift
XPC
libdispatch
CoreData
Concurrency
Multi-threading
Client-Server Networking
Telemetry
Observability
OS Fundamentals
Memory Management
File Systems
Cross-Process Communication