Software Engineering • Senior

Who you are

You have 5+ years of experience in software engineering, particularly in building large-scale, latency-sensitive systems. Your hands-on experience with production coding and system design has equipped you to tackle complex challenges in real-time data processing and machine learning serving. You thrive in environments where correctness, freshness, and reliability are paramount, and you have a strong understanding of streaming data architectures.

Your expertise includes designing and implementing real-time streaming ETL and feature pipelines, utilizing tools like Flink or Spark Structured Streaming. You are well-versed in building reliable messaging and ingestion systems with Kafka or Pulsar, ensuring that data contracts between producers, pipelines, and consumers are maintained with schema evolution and versioning.

You possess a deep understanding of operational maturity and observability, owning SLOs and optimizing performance across compute, storage, and serving integrations. Your experience with data correctness and idempotency ensures that the systems you build are robust and reliable, even under strict constraints.

Desirable

Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure or AWS is a plus, as is familiarity with machine learning frameworks. You are comfortable working in a collaborative environment and enjoy mentoring junior engineers, sharing your knowledge and best practices to foster a culture of learning and improvement.

What you'll do

In this role, you will design and implement real-time streaming ETL and feature pipelines that meet strict freshness and correctness constraints. You will build and operate reliable messaging and ingestion systems, ensuring that data flows seamlessly from producers to consumers. Your responsibilities will include owning data contracts, managing schema evolution, and implementing production-grade backfill and replay workflows.

You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including data scientists and product managers, to ensure that the systems you build align with business goals and user needs. Your focus on performance optimization will drive improvements in cost and efficiency across the entire data pipeline.

You will also be responsible for monitoring system performance, troubleshooting issues, and implementing solutions to enhance reliability and reduce latency. Your contributions will directly impact the success of Microsoft Ads, serving billions of requests and enabling data-driven decision-making at scale.

What we offer

Microsoft provides a dynamic work environment where innovation and collaboration are encouraged. You will have access to cutting-edge technologies and the opportunity to work on projects that have a significant impact on the industry. We offer competitive compensation and benefits, including opportunities for professional development and career advancement. Join us in shaping the future of advertising technology and making a difference in the world of data-driven solutions.