Senior Software Engineer (Online Advertising)

TL;DR

Senior Software Engineer (AI, AdTech): Building infrastructure to bootstrap and host LLM agents and MCP servers, and evolving the Ads serving stack that powers advertising across Microsoft services with an accent on enabling intelligent, responsive systems for next-generation ad delivery and optimization. Focus on designing and implementing distributed services for ad ranking, bidding, and Copilot experiences, ensuring high availability, scalability, and robust diagnostics.

Location: Hybrid in Cairo, Egypt (at least four days per week in office)

Company

Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more, building on values of respect, integrity, and accountability.

What you will do

• Deliver secure, well-tested, and maintainable code across both the Ads serving stack and LLM/MCP infrastructure.
• Collaborate with engineering and product teams to build scalable, intelligent solutions for ad delivery and system health monitoring.
• Design and implement distributed services supporting ad ranking, bidding, and Copilot experiences for DRIs.
• Contribute to scenario and use case definitions focused on observability and intelligent agent interactions.
• Build resilient services with high availability, scalability, and robust diagnostics.
• Own the full development lifecycle, including testing, deployment, and production readiness.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related technical field AND 4+ years of technical engineering experience.
• Proficiency in coding languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
• Solid theoretical foundations in computer science, including data structures, algorithms, and multi-threaded architecture.
• 4+ years of professional experience designing and building software systems with a focus on scalability, reliability, and maintainability.
• 4+ years of experience developing microservices and distributed systems in high-scale, low-latency environments.

Nice to have

• Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience OR Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science AND 8+ years technical engineering experience.
• Familiarity with MCP servers and intelligent agents in the context of infrastructure hosting and system observability.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.
• Collaborate with top engineers across the globe and contribute to a system supporting billions of ad impressions daily.
• Be part of a team that is shaping the future of large-scale intelligent infrastructure.