Senior Software Engineer - Ad SDK

Microsoft; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 235,000; Full time

Job summary

Microsoft in Redmond, Washington, seeks a Senior Software Engineer to design and optimize SDK components for advertising solutions, focusing on browser-based performance using JavaScript and TypeScript. You will collaborate with stakeholders, write design documents, and guide other engineers.

The role emphasizes browser internals, rendering pipelines, and security best practices, and is on-site in Redmond with competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field with 4+ years of engineering experience.
• Preferred: Master's with 6+ years or Bachelor's with 8+ years experience.
• Experience building SDKs or developer tools for large platforms.
• Familiarity with ad-serving technologies and browser environments.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to define requirements.
• Develop design documents.
• Code and optimize software.
• Guide other engineers.
• Monitor system health.
• Adopt new technical trends to improve product performance and reliability.

Skills

C/C++/C#/Java/JavaScript/Python

Browser performance

Security best practices

Performance tuning

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS

Master's degree

Tools

SDKs/Developer Tools

Job description

The Ad SDK team develops advanced SDKs for integrating advertising solutions into partner applications and platforms. The Senior Software Engineer will design and optimize SDK components, focusing on browsers using JavaScript and TypeScript. The role requires deep understanding of browser internals, rendering pipelines, and performance tuning.

Responsibilities

• Collaborating with stakeholders to define requirements
• Developing design documents
• Coding and optimizing software
• Guiding other engineers
• Monitoring system health
• Adopting new technical trends to improve product performance and reliability

Qualifications

• Required qualifications include a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field with 4+ years of engineering experience coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python, or equivalent experience.
• Preferred qualifications include a Master's degree with 6+ years experience or a Bachelor's degree with 8+ years experience, experience building SDKs or developer tools for large platforms, familiarity with ad-serving technologies, and strong knowledge of security and performance best practices in browser environments.

The position is full-time, on-site in Redmond, Washington, United States.

Salary ranges from $119,800 to $234,700 annually in the U.S., with higher ranges in the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area.