The Senior Software Engineer role at Microsoft Ads focuses on maintaining and evolving foundational Kubernetes and Azure platform capabilities. The position is part of the Platform Engineering team, which empowers internal engineering teams through innovative infrastructure solutions. The engineer will collaborate with various teams to design and implement cloud and Kubernetes best practices while ensuring the platform's stability and security. This role emphasizes a growth mindset and a culture of inclusion.

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
• Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
• 4+ years of experience designing, building, and operating developer productivity, CI/CD, or release engineering systems.
• Strong proficiency in modern CI/CD and release engineering practices, including building, operating, and evolving pipelines using tools such as Azure DevOps Pipelines.
• Experience operating large-scale, globally distributed, highly available, 24/7 systems.

• Analyze and understand challenges in on-prem and Azure platform and infrastructure solutions.
• Develop and build durable solutions for present and future states.
• Guide cross-functional teams through architectural discussions and decision-making.
• Drive AKS enablement and workload onboarding by supporting engineering teams transitioning to AKS.
• Collaborate with the broader product engineering and product teams to develop thoughtful infrastructure improvements.

• Employees at Microsoft are often offered comprehensive, “world-class” benefits—including health and mental-wellness programs, competitive pay with bonuses and stock awards, and retirement/savings options. Time-off and flexibility are common, with generous vacation and holidays, parental and caregiver leave, and flexible work schedules, alongside learning support, employee resource groups, product discounts, and matching-gifts/volunteering programs. Specific benefits can vary by region.