MSN is one of the largest content properties on the internet, reaching hundreds of millions of users across Windows, Edge, Copilot, and the open web. As we move towards an agentic future, we are rethinking our ad formats, diversifying our demand mix, building new sponsorship and branded content products, and strengthening the supply quality. 

We’re looking for a senior product leader to own this transformation end to end. You will be the single accountable person for MSN monetization strategy, product development, and revenue performance. You’ll work across engineering, sales, leadership, and finance to ship products that grow the business while improving the user experience. 

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.

• Define and execute the MSN monetization strategy across our suite of premium brand products, sponsorship, and new measurement capabilities.
• Partner with finance to build credible forecasts and track delivery against plan. e.g. Identify and close gaps before they become surprises, etc.
• Partner with MSN editorial leadership to align the commercial strategy with the editorial direction. 
• Coordinate across engineering teams to sequence the technical investments (ad serving, data infrastructure, format development) against the commercial roadmap.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree AND 10+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development
  • OR equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree AND 15+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of experience in ad monetization, ad product management, or platform economics, with at least 5 years in a senior or leadership role.
• Deep understanding of the programmatic advertising ecosystem.
• Experience building and shipping premium ad products (sponsorships, branded content, high-impact placements) and working with sales teams to bring them to market.
• Demonstrated ability to own a revenue target and deliver against it. You’re comfortable presenting financial performance to senior leadership and making real-time tradeoffs between short-term yield and long-term positioning.
• Track record of operating independently across multiple teams (engineering, sales, editorial, finance) without needing someone else to broker alignment for you.
• Solid product sense for ad formats and user experience.
• Experience at a large-scale content or media platform (news, video, social, or aggregation) where you’ve dealt with the specific dynamics of editorial trust, ad quality perception, and brand safety.
• Familiarity with audience data infrastructure: identity resolution, match rates, first-party data activation, and privacy-compliant targeting at scale.
• Experience managing through a platform transition (e.g., migrating ad products across surface redesigns, consolidating demand across legacy and new experiences).
• Exposure to gaming monetization, video ad products, or cross-surface attribution.

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Product Management IC6 – The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $163,000 – $296,400 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 $220,800 – $331,200 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 Microsoft AI’s Copilot Discover Engineering Team as a Principal Software Engineer, serving as a senior technical architect to play a central role in the technical direction and long‑range architecture of Copilot Discover. This is a role emphasizing true end‑to‑end responsibility: setting the architectural vision, shaping the platform for AI‑forward discovery experiences, and steering the evolution of product experiences that sit at the heart of how users engage with the intersection of knowledge, content, and personalization on surfaces on which Copilot shows up.

You will design and drive the systems that power the Copilot Discover feed at scale. You’ll work on foundational platforms that ingest, enrich, rank, personalize, and serve content across web, mobile, and partner surfaces and lead architectural strategy for how we unify signals, models, and data into coherent, trustworthy experiences; modernize our ranking and personalization stack; and build the AI-forward infrastructure that makes Copilot Discover feel intelligent, anticipatory, and personalized for every user. The key is an end-to-end focus on outcomes, across a broad technical space.

You’ll be expected to influence platform direction across multiple teams and adjacent organizations. You will ensure that the MSN and Copilot Discover systems are robust, scalable, privacy‑respecting, and engineered for long-term adaptation. High product sense is a success factor – how you drive product and architectural convergence across today’s fragmented surfaces, reduce complexity, and shape a consistent platform model is key to the success of the product and this role.

Copilot Discover sits at the intersection of content, signals, and user intent. Our ambition is to make it a durable, strategic layer that powers intelligent, personalized, and trusted discovery experiences across a broad array of surfaces where Microsoft engages consumers in their journeys. If you are passionate about building high-scale, AI-driven systems that combine solid architectural rigor with meaningful user value, this is the role 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.

• Own the technical direction for Copilot Discover platforms, setting end-to-end architectural strategy.
• Partner with product, design, data science, and engineering leaders to translate business and user needs into executable architectural plans, well-documented designs, and multi-year roadmaps
• Set and govern architectural decisions across multiple services and teams, ensuring systems are scalable, secure, reliable, cost-efficient, and grounded in data, telemetry and operational excellence.
• Raise the technical bar across the organization by establishing flasifible principles, reviewing critical designs, and helping to develop technical leaders within the team.
• Establish and evolve quality and reliability standards, including test strategies, CI/CD practices, monitoring, alerting, and live-site health.
• Shape the adoption of AI/ML techniques for content understanding, personalization, summarization, and safety, in close collaboration with MAI and partner teams.
• Serve as a cross-org technical leader, aligning MSN architecture with Bing, Copilot, Ads, Privacy, Trust, and other Microsoft platforms.

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.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’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 Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 15+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.
• Experience in ML/AI systems, especially in content understanding, ranking, or personalization.
• Proven experience designing and operating large-scale distributed systems, including data pipelines, microservices, APIs, and storage systems.
• Experience with content platforms, personalization systems, or consumer-facing services at scale.
• Experience with technologies such as Apache Spark, Kafka, columnar storage, data modeling, and schema evolution.
• Demonstrated success as a technical lead or architect, influencing across teams without direct authority.
• Solid understanding of system architecture, performance tuning, telemetry design, and operational excellence.
• Experience in ML/AI systems, especially in content understanding, ranking, or personalization.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate complex technical concepts.
• Solid cross-organizational collaboration skills and the ability to influence senior stakeholders.

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Software Engineering IC6 – The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $163,000 – $296,400 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 $220,800 – $331,200 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.

Mico is the animated AI companion at the heart of Microsoft Copilot — a 3D character with expressive animations, lip-sync, voice interaction, long-term memory, and adaptive behavior, shipping to hundreds of millions of users across web (CMC), iOS, Android, and Windows. We are building foundational technology that merges real-time 3D rendering, large language models, and personalized experiences at consumer scale. 

As a Principal Software Engineer, you will provide technical leadership across the full Mico engineering stack. You will drive architecture decisions, set the engineering quality bar, and lead a globally distributed team spanning the US, Japan, and China (STCA) in building and scaling one of Microsoft’s most visible consumer AI experiences. You will be responsible for the Picasso rendering engine, cross-platform animation delivery, LLM orchestration, long-term memory systems, and the adaptive personalization framework that makes Mico feel alive. 

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.  

• Own the end-to-end system architecture for the Mico experience, spanning 3D rendering (Picasso stack / Babylon Native), real-time character animation, lip-sync, locomotion, and expression systems. 
• Design and evolve the LLM orchestration layer that powers Mico’s conversational intelligence, including prompt management, skill routing, and context window optimization. 
• Architect the long-term memory system (Cosmos DB) — defining schemas, event handling, message partitioning, and retrieval strategies that enable Mico to remember and adapt to each user. 
• Drive the adaptive personalization framework that governs how Mico adjusts behavior, tone, and interaction patterns based on user history and preferences. 
• Architect solutions that work consistently across CMC (web), iOS, Android, and Windows surfaces, defining shared rendering abstractions and platform-specific optimizations. 
• Coordinate Unified UI integration — ensuring Mico’s visual presence (header, footer, composer, snap-to positioning) works seamlessly with the Copilot shell across all form factors. 
• Own the asset pipeline: CDN-delivered 3D models, video backgrounds, animation configs, and per-surface configuration files (e.g., mico_config_cmc.json, mobile configs). 
• Performance, Reliability, and Observability: 
• Design systems for millions of daily active users — low-latency rendering, efficient asset delivery via CDN, graceful degradation on low-end devices, and robust error recovery. 
• Build and maintain observability dashboards using Azure Data Explorer (Kusto) to monitor Mico engagement, conversation duration, animation frame rates, and error rates across surfaces. 
• Partner with data science to design controlled flights and ablation experiments, interpret telemetry, and use data to guide decisions. 

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related technical discipline, along with at least 8 years of engineering experience, including proficiency in programming languages such as C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python. 
• Extensive expertise in iOS and/or Android development; strong full-stack engineering capabilities with comprehensive knowledge of consumer product development. 
• Demonstrated ability to lead through influence, establishing technical direction for teams of 3–10 engineers across US, Japan, and China time zones. Experienced in conducting architecture reviews, design sprints, and technical alignment sessions. 
• Solid background in AI, including hands-on experience developing AI products or integrating AI into daily development processes. 
• Speaking English is required for daily work.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to establish automated evaluation pipelines for 3D animation fidelity, lip-sync accuracy, expression transitions, and locomotion smoothness — a frontier challenge unique to character AI.  
• Ability to drive mobile E2E test coverage and improve staging environment fidelity, so issues are caught before production.  
• Ability to define and enforce quality gates in CI/CD pipelines, ensuring regressions in animation rendering, voice interaction, and Mico Moments content delivery are caught automatically.  
• Ability to own the security posture for Mico systems — S360 compliance, resource ownership audits, and data classification for user memory and personalization data. 

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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 Advertising is a rapidly growing business powering global advertisers across search, audience, and emerging AI-driven channels. The Measurement team builds foundational measurement solutions that enable advertisers to understand performance, optimize outcomes, and trust Microsoft Advertising as a results-driven platform. Measurement spans conversion tracking, attribution, cross-channel reporting, viewability, experimentation, and third-party measurement integrations. 

We are seeking a Principal Technical Program Manager (TPM) to lead execution across Advertising Measurement initiatives. This role focuses on delivering reliable, privacy-aware, and scalable measurement primitives that directly impact advertiser decision-making. You will work closely with Product Managers, Engineering Managers, and Software Engineers to translate product requirements into shipped outcomes across complex, data-intensive systems.

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.

• Drive execution for Measurement programs: 
  • Translate PRDs into actionable execution plans across conversion tracking, attribution, cross-channel measurement, viewability, and third-party measurement integrations. 
• Coordinate cross-functional teams: 
  • Partner with Product, Engineering, Data Science, and Privacy stakeholders to ensure alignment, unblock issues, and deliver on commitments. 
• Lead program execution and delivery: 
  • Run core program routines including planning, dependency management, risk tracking, status reviews, and executive communications. 
• Shepherd releases end-to-end: 
  • Oversee development, quality validation, launch readiness, and post-launch monitoring for measurement features and platforms. 
• Define and drive success metrics: 
  • Partner with Product and Engineering to identify meaningful success metrics for measurement solutions, and ensure telemetry and reporting are in place to track progress and outcomes. 
• Ensure data quality and reliability: 
  • Drive solid practices around event pipelines, telemetry, data validation, and system observability to ensure accurate and trusted measurement. 

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree AND 6+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.

Additional or Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree AND 12+ years experience engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development
  • OR equivalent experience. 
• 8+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.
• 1+ year(s) of experience reading and/or writing code (e.g., sample documentation, product demos).
• Demonstrated ability to translate PRDs into shipped outcomes across multiple engineering teams and systems.
• Solid expertise in dependency management, risk mitigation, planning, and release execution.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including executive-level updates.
• Experience working closely with Engineering Managers and Software Engineers in highly technical environments.
• Solid technical fluency with event pipelines, telemetry systems, data quality validation, and large-scale data processing.
• Experience with advertising measurement, conversion tracking, attribution, experimentation, or analytics platforms.

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Technical Program Management IC5 – The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $139,900 – $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 Advertising is a rapidly growing business powering global advertisers across search, audience, and emerging AI-driven channels. The Measurement team builds foundational measurement solutions that enable advertisers to understand performance, optimize outcomes, and trust Microsoft Advertising as a results-driven platform. Measurement spans conversion tracking, attribution, cross-channel reporting, viewability, experimentation, and third-party measurement integrations. 

We are seeking a Principal Technical Program Manager (TPM) to lead execution across Advertising Measurement initiatives. This role focuses on delivering reliable, privacy-aware, and scalable measurement primitives that directly impact advertiser decision-making. You will work closely with Product Managers, Engineering Managers, and Software Engineers to translate product requirements into shipped outcomes across complex, data-intensive systems.

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.

• Drive execution for Measurement programs: 
  • Translate PRDs into actionable execution plans across conversion tracking, attribution, cross-channel measurement, viewability, and third-party measurement integrations. 
• Coordinate cross-functional teams: 
  • Partner with Product, Engineering, Data Science, and Privacy stakeholders to ensure alignment, unblock issues, and deliver on commitments. 
• Lead program execution and delivery: 
  • Run core program routines including planning, dependency management, risk tracking, status reviews, and executive communications. 
• Shepherd releases end-to-end: 
  • Oversee development, quality validation, launch readiness, and post-launch monitoring for measurement features and platforms. 
• Define and drive success metrics: 
  • Partner with Product and Engineering to identify meaningful success metrics for measurement solutions, and ensure telemetry and reporting are in place to track progress and outcomes. 
• Ensure data quality and reliability: 
  • Drive solid practices around event pipelines, telemetry, data validation, and system observability to ensure accurate and trusted measurement. 

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree AND 6+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.

Additional or Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree AND 12+ years experience engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development
  • OR equivalent experience. 
• 8+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.
• 1+ year(s) of experience reading and/or writing code (e.g., sample documentation, product demos).
• Demonstrated ability to translate PRDs into shipped outcomes across multiple engineering teams and systems.
• Solid expertise in dependency management, risk mitigation, planning, and release execution.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including executive-level updates.
• Experience working closely with Engineering Managers and Software Engineers in highly technical environments.
• Solid technical fluency with event pipelines, telemetry systems, data quality validation, and large-scale data processing.
• Experience with advertising measurement, conversion tracking, attribution, experimentation, or analytics platforms.

#MicrosoftAI 

Technical Program Management IC5 – The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $139,900 – $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.

Are you passionate about building infrastructure that powers billions of ad impressions daily? Join us to shape the backbone of a rapidly growing ad platform—where scale, reliability, and data-driven innovation are at the heart of everything we do.

As a Principal Software Engineer on the Bing Ads team, you will be responsible for designing and developing near real-time services, preparing data stores, and integrating them with other ad-serving components. Collaboration between and across teams is essential part of this role, as you will engage with partners to meet mutual objectives. This role will enable you to gain insights into the Bing ad serving platform, collaborate closely with data scientists, and develop expertise in working with individuals responsible for different components of the ad infrastructure. You will have the opportunity to grow your skills, learn from industry experts, and continuously expand your knowledge in a dynamic and innovative environment. This role allows flexible working hours with partial work from home.

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.

• You will independently implement high-performance solutions across teams while maintaining a quality checklist. You’ll also create and monitor telemetry data and influence analytics to better identify patterns that reveal errors and unexpected problems.
• You will lead by example and mentor others to produce extensible and maintainable code used across products. You will spearhead efforts to optimize, debug, refactor, and reuse code to improve performance, maintainability, effectiveness, and return on investment (ROI).
• You will oversee the design and development of products, identifying other teams and technologies that will be leveraged, how they will interact, and when your system may provide support to others. You will lead efforts to determine back-end dependencies associated with the product, ensuring appropriate security and performance, driving reliability in the solutions, and optimizing dependency chains for the solution.
• You will respond to incidents and complex issues by identifying and troubleshooting the issue, deploying the appropriate fixes, and implementing automations to prevent recurring issues. You’ll also follow prescriptive guidance for security, privacy, and compliance standards.
• You will collaborate within and across teams by proactively and systematically sharing information. You’ll also resolve conflicts across teams and engage with partners to meet mutual objectives.
• You will improve the development and operations of related sets of systems, platforms, or products by sharing insights and best practices. You will achieve this by continuously enhancing your understanding of insights and best practices, optimizing, debugging, refactoring, and reusing code to improve performance, maintainability, effectiveness, and return on investment (ROI), as well as by mentoring other engineers.

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#, Java, C, C++, Python or JavaScript
• OR equivalent experience.
• 4+ years technical experience working with large-scale cloud or distributed data systems.

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 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C#, Java, C, C++, Python or JavaScript
• OR Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 10+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C#, Java, C, C++, Python or JavaScript
• OR equivalent experience. 
• 8+ years technical experience in software development, service engineering, or systems engineering.
• 3+ years experience in data science, data modeling, or data engineering.

#MicrosoftAI #cloud #bigdata #bingads

Software Engineering IC5 – The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $139,900 – $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.

Are you passionate about building infrastructure that powers billions of ad impressions daily? Join us to shape the backbone of a rapidly growing ad platform—where scale, reliability, and data-driven innovation are at the heart of everything we do.

As a Principal Software Engineer on the Bing Ads team, you will be responsible for designing and developing near real-time services, preparing data stores, and integrating them with other ad-serving components. Collaboration between and across teams is essential part of this role, as you will engage with partners to meet mutual objectives. This role will enable you to gain insights into the Bing ad serving platform, collaborate closely with data scientists, and develop expertise in working with individuals responsible for different components of the ad infrastructure. You will have the opportunity to grow your skills, learn from industry experts, and continuously expand your knowledge in a dynamic and innovative environment. This role allows flexible working hours with partial work from home.

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.

• You will independently implement high-performance solutions across teams while maintaining a quality checklist. You’ll also create and monitor telemetry data and influence analytics to better identify patterns that reveal errors and unexpected problems.
• You will lead by example and mentor others to produce extensible and maintainable code used across products. You will spearhead efforts to optimize, debug, refactor, and reuse code to improve performance, maintainability, effectiveness, and return on investment (ROI).
• You will oversee the design and development of products, identifying other teams and technologies that will be leveraged, how they will interact, and when your system may provide support to others. You will lead efforts to determine back-end dependencies associated with the product, ensuring appropriate security and performance, driving reliability in the solutions, and optimizing dependency chains for the solution.
• You will respond to incidents and complex issues by identifying and troubleshooting the issue, deploying the appropriate fixes, and implementing automations to prevent recurring issues. You’ll also follow prescriptive guidance for security, privacy, and compliance standards.
• You will collaborate within and across teams by proactively and systematically sharing information. You’ll also resolve conflicts across teams and engage with partners to meet mutual objectives.
• You will improve the development and operations of related sets of systems, platforms, or products by sharing insights and best practices. You will achieve this by continuously enhancing your understanding of insights and best practices, optimizing, debugging, refactoring, and reusing code to improve performance, maintainability, effectiveness, and return on investment (ROI), as well as by mentoring other engineers.

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#, Java, C, C++, Python or JavaScript
• OR equivalent experience.
• 4+ years technical experience working with large-scale cloud or distributed data systems.

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 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C#, Java, C, C++, Python or JavaScript
• OR Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 10+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C#, Java, C, C++, Python or JavaScript
• OR equivalent experience. 
• 8+ years technical experience in software development, service engineering, or systems engineering.
• 3+ years experience in data science, data modeling, or data engineering.

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Software Engineering IC5 – The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $139,900 – $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.

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 $158,400 – $258,000 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.

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 $158,400 – $258,000 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.

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 $158,400 – $258,000 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.