Job Description

Microsoft Advertising is an online advertising platform, where advertisers bid to display brief ads, service offers, product listings and videos to web users. Our data-enabled technology platform, encompassing Invest, Monetize, and Curate, optimize return on investment for both buyers and sellers, while maintaining a commitment to an open marketplace and empowering the open web globally.

The IMAQ (Inventory Management and Quality) team at Microsoft Advertising, Monetize is responsible for annotating incoming requests as per industry norms and perform quality control of billions of dollars through the platform. The annotation process assists in deciding the quality and eligibility of ad requests, fraud prevention, avoiding domains carrying harmful content, etc.

The IMAQ team is looking for a Software Engineer as an individual contributor to help drive and scale the inventory management and quality platform at Microsoft Advertising, Monetize. The role requires technical prowess to quickly learn a multitude of technologies. The engineer will work on-site, in Microsoft\xe2\x80\x99s Bangalore office, in close collaboration with the engineers around the globe from the real time platform and share platform teams.

As a Software Engineer, you will join an engineering team responsible for the architecture, development, administration, and maintenance of inventory management and quality platform. The IMAQ is critical to the success of our client success, and you\'ll play a key role in building applications using modern technologies one of our most valuable technology assets.

We are looking for a highly skilled Software Engineer who has strong technical skills with both front and back-end programming. Full-stack developers are responsible for developing and designing front-end web architecture, ensuring the responsiveness of applications, and working alongside product owners.

• Participate in all stages of the SDLC, from design and development to deployment and maintenance.

• Design and develop reliable, scalable, and testable applications, API\'s and database components
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams with diverse technology backgrounds.
• Work closely with product owner, stakeholders, and users

Responsibilities:

• Helping with the design and development of software, applications, and services.
• Testing and debugging software, applications, and services to keep it optimized
• Follow and suggest good engineering practices to improve team productivity
• Keeping up with technological advances to optimize the software
• Consider security, maintenance, scalability, and more when developing
• Coach and mentor peers and emerging members of the team while advocating for best practices.
• Being on team\xe2\x80\x99s alert rotation

More about you:

• You are passionate about a culture of learning and teaching. You love challenging yourself to constantly improve, and sharing your knowledge to empower others
• You like to take risks when looking for novel solutions to complex problems. If faced with roadblocks, you continue to reach higher to make greatness happen
• You care about solving big, systemic problems. You look beyond the surface to understand root causes so that you can build long-term solutions for the whole ecosystem
• You believe in not only serving customers but also empowering them by providing knowledge and tools

Qualifications:

• BA/BS degree OR MS degree in software engineering (Degree in Computer Science or related field preferred).
• 4+ years of experience developing software solutions with a strong understanding of software best practices
• Proficient in full-stack development both front-end (UI) and back-end (API/Server) coding
• Hands-on experience with some of the technologies listed below and a willingness to adapt and learn new.
• Our tech stack includes

• Languages - Java, Python
• Frontend frameworks \xe2\x80\x93 React.
• Databases - MySQL, Vertica, Hadoop.
• OS \xe2\x80\x93 Linux
• Message Queue \xe2\x80\x93 RabbitMQ, Kafka
• Container \xe2\x80\x93 Docker, K8
• Other \xe2\x80\x93 Airflow, HDFS, Spring Boot, Git, CI/CD
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and exceptional time management and task execution skills

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the .

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