Microsoft · 10 hours ago
Principal Software Engineer
Redmond, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$140K/yr - $275K/yr
6+ years expMicrosoft is at the forefront of transforming digital advertising through intelligent automation and large-scale optimization. They are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to help shape their agentic auto-bidding platform, focusing on AI systems, real-time decision-making, and scalable cloud infrastructure.
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Responsibilities
Collaborate with data scientists, ML engineers, and product teams to define requirements for agentic AI-driven bidding capabilities that observe, reason, and adapt autonomously
Architect and implement the next-generation agentic bidding platform, enabling AI agents to monitor marketplace signals, interpret advertiser and user behavior, and continuously optimize bidding strategies
Build large-scale data validation and quality frameworks to ensure correctness, consistency, and reliability across all auction-critical signals feeding the AI agents
Act as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI): drive operational excellence, incident management, on-call readiness, and high-availability practices for mission-critical bidding services
Develop experimentation and simulation frameworks to validate agent behavior and optimize policies before deployment in live auctions
Proactively adopt new patterns, technologies, and engineering practices to improve availability, efficiency, performance, and scalability across the bidding stack
Mentor engineers, and foster a culture of high-quality execution, innovation, and accountability
Explore and invest in emerging AI techniques — multi-agent systems, adaptive optimization—to enhance the autonomy, intelligence, and impact of the bidding platform
Qualification
Required
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
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role
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 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
5+ years of experience developing and deploying large-scale distributed systems in production environments
5+ years of hands-on experience in machine learning operations (MLOps), including pipeline automation, monitoring, and lifecycle management
3+ years of hands-on experience with large-scale streaming platforms such as Apache Spark or Flink
Experience building real world applications using AI techniques
Company
Microsoft
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Funding
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Leadership Team
Satya Nadella
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