Senior Software Engineer

Overview

Join Microsoft's Ads SDKs team and help shape the future of digital advertising at global scale. We build high-performance advertising technologies that power monetization across applications, platforms, and devices.

Work on complex, high-impact engineering challenges across SDK architecture, performance, reliability, observability, and developer experience. Leverage AI-powered technologies and modern engineering tools while partnering with engineers, architects, and product teams to solve problems at scale.

Own meaningful technical problems end-to-end and see your work directly influence customer experiences and business growth. Help us build the next generation of advertising technology at Microsoft.

Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Starting January 26, 2026, Microsoft AI (MAI) employees who live within a 50- mile commute of a designated Microsoft office in the U.S. or 25-mile commute of a non-U.S., country-specific location are expected to work from the office at least four days per week. This expectation is subject to local law and may vary by jurisdiction.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and delivery of complex software components and features, balancing performance, scalability, reliability, and maintainability.
• Build and improve CI/CD, testing, and automation to enable reliable, high-quality, and efficient releases.
• Drive technical solutions and feature enhancements while meeting security, privacy, compliance, and quality standards.
• Explore and apply AI-powered capabilities and developer tools to improve product experiences, engineering productivity, automation, and operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with architects and cross-functional teams to evaluate design options, make technical decisions, and manage tradeoffs.
• Use telemetry, experimentation, and operational metrics to validate system health, performance, and customer impact.
• Contribute to design and code reviews, promote engineering best practices, and ensure end-to-end production readiness.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
• OR equivalent experience.

Other Requirements:

Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:

• Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python

• OR Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python

• OR equivalent experience.

• 5+ years experience in a collaborative environment.

• 6+ years of professional software engineering experience building, shipping, and maintaining production-grade software systems.

• Experience with AI-powered tooling or applications, including integrating AI capabilities into software solutions or leveraging AI tools to improve engineering productivity

• Experience designing and optimizing software for performance, reliability, and efficient resource utilization across diverse runtime environments and deployment scenarios.

• Experience building or integrating systems in cloud-based environments, including telemetry, monitoring, CI/CD pipelines, or backend service interactions.

• Ability to work effectively across multiple domains, technologies, and ambiguous problem spaces, adapting quickly to evolving requirements.

• Familiarity with advertising technology concepts such as SDK development, ad delivery pipelines, telemetry, experimentation, or monetization platforms.

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Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $160,200 - $261,000 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:

https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.