Senior Software Engineer

Online Advertising is one of the fastest growing businesses on the Internet today, and Microsoft Ads is considered one of the most important players in the world of Advertising business. Microsoft Ads covers all aspects of the online advertising and innovates rapidly to grow its share of this market by providing the advertising industry with a highly scalable platform that competes head to head with Google Advertising platform. This team is responsible for building controls and features to be used by online advertisers across different interfaces like UI and API to create and manage their display, video and native ad campaigns on Microsoft Audience Network (MSAN). This team has very solid focus on customer satisfaction. We are on an ambitious journey to grow the MSAN business to be multi billion dollar business.

As a Senior Software Engineer on the team, you will develop world class experiences for our demand management platform as well as enable new Ads Product to advertisers and work with our partners to complete ad delivery. Come be part of the team that is at the cutting edge of online services and in a race to be the global leader in online advertising.

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

• Work closely with PMs, UX designers and partner teams to design and develop features from concept to release and live operations.
• Collaborate with teammates in various roles to plan and execute on key deliverables and learn quickly from your peers, projects, and interactions with customers.
• Work in a culture of continuous improvement, adaptation, reflection, and growth that is supported by data driven analysis and insights.
• Provide on call support and monitor the health of services in production as part of DevOps culture.
• Be open and willing to learn new technology and to take challenges.
• Help team to forge a sound engineering culture with growth mindset.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's 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.
• 4+ years of experience in CS fundamentals, solid inclination for architecting at scale.
• 4+ years of experience of proficient technical design, problem solving and debugging skills.
  
• 4+ years of experience in driving methodical data driven decision making and the ability to build metrics to analyze business impact.

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:

• Master's 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 Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engin