Required Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’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 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 Qualification:

• 5+ years building and scaling distributed online services.
• Demonstrated ability to influence across multiple engineering orgs.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex dependencies and deliver results across multiple engineering and project teams.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and conflict‑resolution skills.
• Expert in service architecture, cloud infrastructure, and data‑intensive systems.
• Familiarity with location services, geospatial data, online services, and data pipelines is a strong plus.

#MicrosoftAI 

Software Engineering IC5 – The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $142,800 – $274,800 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 $188,000 – $304,200 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.

Microsoft AI (MAI) is building the next generation of AI-powered consumer experiences across Microsoft products, connecting people to information, entertainment, shopping, and productivity through intelligent, personalized experiences. MSN and Copilot Discover are at the center of this vision, helping millions of users discover relevant content, stay informed, and engage with the web in meaningful ways.

The MSN & Copilot Discover Business Analytics team serves as a horizontal analytics team supporting multiple product, engineering, marketplace, monetization, and business teams across the ecosystem. We are responsible for driving business insights, forecasting, strategic planning, experimentation, monetization analytics, and decision-making frameworks that influence product investments and business outcomes at scale.

We are seeking an experienced Principal Business Analytics Data Scientist with solid business acumen, deep analytical expertise, and experience in content platforms, digital advertising, and monetization. This role offers a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of user engagement, AI-powered content discovery, and revenue optimization while partnering closely with product teams, MAI Marketplace, Monetization, Finance, and Engineering organizations.

The ideal candidate combines rigorous analytical thinking with a solid understanding of content ecosystems, advertising marketplaces, user engagement, forecasting, experimentation, and business strategy. They are comfortable navigating ambiguity, influencing senior stakeholders, and translating complex data into actionable business decisions.

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.

• Serve as a trusted analytics partner to leadership and cross-functional teams, translating data into clear business recommendations.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, MAI Marketplace, Monetization, Finance, and Business Planning teams to shape strategy and investment decisions.
• Analyze user engagement, content consumption, marketplace dynamics, and revenue performance to identify growth opportunities and business risks.
• Develop business frameworks that connect product initiatives, user behavior, content quality, and monetization outcomes.
• Build forecasting and scenario-planning models for engagement, traffic, ad requests, and revenue.
• Leverage AI and machine learning solutions to automate business insights, improve forecasting accuracy, enhance decision-making processes, and scale analytical capabilities across the organization.
• Evaluate tradeoffs between user experience, engagement, and monetization to support long-term business growth.
• Communicate insights clearly to senior stakeholders and influence decisions through data-driven storytelling.

Required Qualifications:

• Doctorate in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field AND 5+ years data-science experience (e.g., managing structured and unstructured data, applying statistical techniques and reporting results)
  • OR Master’s Degree in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field AND 7+ years data-science experience (e.g., managing structured and unstructured data, applying statistical techniques and reporting results)
  • OR Bachelor’s Degree in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field AND 10+ years data science experience (e.g., managing structured and unstructured data, applying statistical techniques and reporting results)
  • OR equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Doctorate in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field AND 8+ years data-science experience (e.g., managing structured and unstructured data, applying statistical techniques and reporting results)
  • OR Master’s Degree in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field AND 10+ years data-science experience (e.g., managing structured and unstructured data, applying statistical techniques and reporting results)
  • OR Bachelor’s Degree in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field AND 12+ years data-science experience (e.g., managing structured and unstructured data, applying statistical techniques and reporting results)
  • OR equivalent experience.
• Experience in content ecosystems, news feeds, recommendation systems, search, shopping, or content discovery platforms.
• Experience partnering with advertising, monetization, or marketplace organizations.
• Familiarity with key engagement and monetization metrics such as sessions, time spent, retention, RPM, ad requests, inventory utilization, advertiser demand, and marketplace efficiency.
• Experience leading analytics for large-scale consumer products with millions of users.
• Demonstrated success influencing product strategy and business outcomes through data-driven insights.
• Solid understanding of AI-powered consumer experiences and their impact on user engagement and monetization.
• Experience managing cross-functional initiatives involving Product, Engineering, Monetization, Marketplace, and Finance stakeholders.

#MicrosoftAI #BusinessAnalytics #DataScientist #MAI #Copilot #Monitization

Data Science IC5 – The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $142,800 – $274,800 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 $188,000 – $304,200 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.

Join the Microsoft Shopping team! We deliver smart shopping experiences with personalization, savings, transparency, and convenience, ensuring confidence in every purchase. Microsoft Shopping is your personal shopping companion, empowering customers to shop smarter and discover what they love. By harnessing the power of AI (artificial intelligence), LLMs (large language models) and LLM-based Agents, we are building best-in-class shopping experiences across Bing, MSN, and Edge. If you are passionate about transforming the online shopping experience for millions of users, this role is for you.

As a Software Engineer II, you will contribute to the development of robust, distributed services, and performance-optimized systems that support Shopping services. You’ll collaborate with different team members to implement features that enhance platform scalability, data modeling, and workflow automation.

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.

• Collaborates with appropriate stakeholders to determine user requirements for a scenario.
• Drives identification of dependencies and the development of design documents for a product, application, service, or platform.
• Creates, implements, optimizes, debugs, refactors, and reuses code to establish and improve performance and maintainability, effectiveness, and return on investment (ROI).
• Works collaboratively with other platform, infrastructure, application engineers as well as designers/PMs to build next generation shopping products and services.
• Proactively seeks new knowledge and adapts to new trends, technical solutions, and patterns that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 3+ 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 5+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of experience in distributed systems development.
• 2+ years of experience working with microservices.

#MicrosoftAI 

Software Engineering IC3 – The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $102,100 – $202,200 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 $133,800 – $219,200 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.

As Microsoft continues to redefine the future of AI, we are seeking passionate engineers to tackle some of the most complex and impactful challenges of our time. Our vision is bold — to build intelligent systems that deeply understand users and adapt across agents, applications, services, and infrastructure.

This role focuses on building distributed data systems and APIs that power adaptive, context-aware experiences across Microsoft AI. We aim to make Copilot feel like your Copilot — responsive to your preferences, workflows, and goals — while preserving privacy, security, performance, and scale.

We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer to lead the design and development of distributed data infrastructure, APIs and personalization pipelines that drive Copilot’s intelligence. You will work across Microsoft AI and Copilot teams.

You will possess a methodical approach to problem-solving, proficiency in backend technologies, a familiarity with applied AI and its unique challenges, and the ability to architect solutions that stand the test of time. The right candidate is hands-on and enjoys building world-class consumer experiences and products in a fast-paced environment. A key skill is the judgment to make the right risk vs velocity and value decisions.

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.

• Architect scalable, low-latency systems for ingesting, processing, and serving personalized signals.
• Design data models and APIs that enable Copilot to reason about user context, preferences, and history
• Build real-time and batch personalization engines that adapt Copilot’s behavior.
• Collaborate with privacy, security, and responsible AI teams to ensure personalization is safe, transparent, and user-controlled
• Optimize for performance, reliability, and cost across diverse workloads and geographies.
• Ship high-quality, well-tested, secure, and maintainable code.
• Find a path to get things done despite roadblocks to get your work into the hands of users quickly and iteratively.
• Enjoy working in a fast-paced, design-driven, product development cycle.
• Embody our Culture and Values.  

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’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 equivalent experience.
• 6+ years’ experience building scalable services, including securing applications and infrastructure on top of cloud infrastructure like Azure, AWS, or GCP.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s 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 Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 12+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
    • OR equivalent experience.
• Experience with large scale data systems.
• Experience working with AI platforms, frameworks, and APIs.  
• Experience using Machine Learning frameworks, including experience using, deploying, and scaling language learning models, either personally or professionally.  
• Ability to identify, analyze, and resolve complex technical issues, ensuring optimal performance, scalability, and user experience. 
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills and ability to work closely with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, and other engineers.  
• Passion for learning new technologies and staying up to date with industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies in web, data systems and AI. 
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, manage multiple priorities, and adapt to changing requirements and deadlines. 
• Proven ability to collaborate and contribute to a positive, inclusive work environment, fostering knowledge sharing and growth within the team.

 #MicrosoftAI #Copilot

Software Engineering IC5 – The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $142,800 – $274,800 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 $188,000 – $304,200 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.

Required Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s Degree AND 8+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development
  • OR equivalent experience.

Additional or preferred qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree AND 12+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development OR equivalent experience.
• 4+ years experience taking a product, feature, or experience to market (e.g., design, addressing product market fit, and launch, internal tool/framework).
• 6+ years experience improving product metrics for a product, feature, or experience in a market (e.g., growing customer base, expanding customer usage, avoiding customer churn).
• 6+ years experience disrupting a market for a product, feature, or experience (e.g., competitive disruption, taking the place of an established competing product).

Product Management IC5 – The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $142,800 – $274,800 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 $188,000 – $304,200 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.

The Audience Growth & Social Media Producer is to produce and create native social content for MSN social channels. This includes editing and creating native social content to drive audiences to MSN content and CoPilot. This role also includes working with creators and experimenting with content and trends. An ideal candidate has editorial experience in a newsroom, creates high quality native social content, is enthusiastic about social media creation and is driven to build something new.

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.

• Create and publish MSN content across MSN socials with a focus on editorial accuracy, audience growth, and creative native social content.
• Create, produce and edit native vertical social video.
• Create, produce and edit native social graphics.
• Oversee and executive a social publishing strategy across legacy social to drive referrals and audience to MSN content.
• Work with the Senior Social and Creative Lead on social series and innovative social storytelling formats on TikTok and Instagram.
• Cross collaborate with the Director of Content and Senior Audience Growth and Creative Lead on big editorial executions around key events.
• Think creatively and drive execution of creative social content.
• Create and execute on innovative ways to drive audience to MSN via additional top of funnel strategies.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Economics, Public Relations, or related field AND 1+ year(s) integrated marketing (e.g., digital, relationship, social media, campaign), event management, marketing strategy, business planning, marketing operations, or related work experience
  • OR equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Economics, Public Relations, or related field AND 3+ years integrated marketing (e.g., digital, relationship, social media, campaign), event management, marketing strategy, business planning, marketing operations, or related work experience
  • OR equivalent experience.
• Fluency in Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Premiere and Photoshop. After effects.
• A proven track record of producing and creating native social content and optimizing content for TikTok and Instagram.
• A proven track record of scaling and growing new and younger audiences.
• Experience in a newsroom environment, distributing news and information content across social at scale.
• Manage multiple projects and communication between stakeholders, simultaneously, with tight deadlines
• Proven editorial judgement, writing and copy editing.

#MicrosoftAI 

Integrated Marketing IC3 – The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $86,100 – $169,800 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 $113,300 – $187,400 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.

Microsoft AI Search Places is the center of excellence for understanding and using location and geospatial knowledge for 1st and 3rd party scenarios. Our location services are used broadly by major Microsoft products such as Bing, Copilot, Ads, Office, Windows, Teams, and we power the Azure Maps APIs offered to 3rd party developers. The Search Places team uses geospatial knowledge and advanced Artificial Intelligence technologies to bring high quality Location Search capabilities for people and businesses around the world 

We are looking for a solid technical individual with rich industry experience and diverse skills ranging from traditional distributed computing to hands-on expertise in artificial intelligence. This position offers great opportunities to work on challenging problems, build solutions using cutting-edge technologies and have a direct impact on millions of users worldwide. If you are eager to take on challenges, the Search Places team has an exciting opportunity for you! 

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.

• Designs and builds scalable, backend‑focused software services and distributed systems that improve service reliability, performance, security, and efficiency, supporting high‑volume geospatial and location‑based workloads in production. 
• Applies engineering techniques and machine learning solutions to solve complex geospatial suggestion and location search problems in production. 
• Works on core technology and engineering stack to deliver features to ensure premium service quality internationally. 
• Experiments with new technologies such as LLMs to improve quality and efficiency of the system. 
• Designs and builds software functionalities to improve service reliability, scalability, performance, security, efficiency, etc. 
• Collaborates with partner teams to understand their geospatial services requirements, develop high quality services & solutions to deliver value to our customers. 

Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages C# & .NET
  • 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:

• Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years work experience with coding in languages in C# & .NET 
  • OR Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 3+ years work experience with coding in languages including C# & .NET
  • OR equivalent experience.
• Capable of designing and implementing scalable production quality services and automated solutions to process large scale data 
• Solid collaborative and interpersonal communication skills. 
• Maps/Geospatial experience. 
• Understanding of Azure or other cloud services/functions. 
• Leveraging Agentic Productivity Tools for tasks. 
• Familiarity with machine learning frameworks and libraries and experience in machine learning and artificial intelligence projects. 

#MicrosoftAI 

Software Engineering IC3 – The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $102,100 – $202,200 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 $133,800 – $219,200 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.

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.

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 engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python 
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience as a professional software developer.
• Experience building high performance, multi-threaded, distributed systems and applications, preferably in a Linux environment.
• Experience practicing advanced optimization techniques.
• Solid fundamental understanding of generalized architecture patterns and service-oriented architecture (SOA).
• Excellent Computer Science fundamentals with regards to data structures, algorithms, time complexity, etc.

#MicrosoftAI 

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.

The Ads Data Platform Team, part of Microsoft AI (Artificial Intelligence), is hiring a Principal Software Engineer.

This role is available in Redmond, WA.

Our team powers the backbone of Microsoft’s global ads marketplace—gathering, storing, and enriching over half a trillion ad-serving events every day. We build data platforms that fuel business analytics, machine learning models, and real-time reporting at massive scale. If you’re passionate about solving complex problems and driving innovation, this is the place for you. 

As part of our team, you’ll: 

• Design and operate high-scale, high-performance systems that process billions of events through near-real-time and offline pipelines.

• Build data applications that directly impact Microsoft Ads’ double-digit annual growth.

• Work on cutting-edge technologies in distributed systems, machine learning, and big data. 

Why join us? 

• Online advertising is one of the fastest-growing businesses on the Internet, with $70B of a $600B market already online—and we’re just getting started.

• You’ll tackle technical challenges that demand computational intelligence, scalable algorithms, and interdisciplinary expertise across data mining, optimization, and economics.

• Be part of a results-driven, inclusive culture where your ideas matter and your work create measurable business impact. 

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.

Required/minimum qualifications:

Software Engineering IC5 – The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $142,800 – $274,800 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 $188,000 – $304,200 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.

Join the “Microsoft AI Web Data Platform Team” as a Principal Software Engineer, in a technical leadership capacity, to architect platforms and deliver Internet scale web documents, with full richness to Ground LLMs for 1st party Copilots and 3rd party AI solutions.

In this role, you’ll play a key role in building large scale platforms that are fundamental to Bing Search, AI Grounding and Microsoft AI training driving transformative scenarios powering massive scale of users while processing tens of billions of documents per day and managing hundreds of petabytes of data. A suitable candidate will bring a blend of expertise in large-scale data platforms & AI.

In today’s AI-driven world, where data is more valuable than ever, we’re embarking on an exciting mission to elevate our platform, harnessing additional richness to position it as the integral building block of AI solutions across the industry. If you’re passionate about building high-performance systems that shape the future of data platforms that power AI solutions, this is the place for you!

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.

• Align team efforts with business and user requirements by collaborating with stakeholders to define priorities, resolve dependencies, and ensure delivery of well-documented design and implementation plans for products, applications, services, or platforms.
• Guide system design and architectural decisions across multiple components, encouraging the use of data and telemetry to make informed decisions.
• Drive engineering excellence by fostering a culture of building modular, secure, reliable, testable, maintainable, and reusable solutions, while promoting active monitoring practices.
• Establish quality assurance strategies by setting standards for improving test coverage, streamlining integration testing, and addressing critical problem areas proactively.
• Oversee and improve operational reliability, guiding efforts to troubleshoot and optimize automation, monitoring, and Live Site health. 

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s 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.

Software Engineering IC5 – The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $142,800 – $274,800 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 $188,000 – $304,200 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.