Microsoft
Principal Technical Program Manager - Microsoft Ads (Data, Platform & Tools)
$143K–$304K
Redmond, WA +1 · On-site · Principal · Full-time · Posted Sep 29, 2026
- Location
- Redmond, WA
Mountain View, CA - Experience
- 6+ years; Bachelor's Degree required, or equivalent experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.
About the job
Leads cross-team technical programs that improve Microsoft Ads’ serving systems and broader data, platform, and tooling capabilities, from technical direction through launch and measurement.
What you'll do
- Set strategy, outcomes, and success measures for complex technical programs across Data, Platform and Tools.
- Drive improvements to production-system performance, reliability, scalability, capacity, cost efficiency, and operational readiness.
- Investigate systems and production signals, align stakeholders, manage dependencies, and lead initiatives through implementation, rollout, and impact measurement.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's Degree and 6+ years of experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development, or equivalent experience.
Nice to have
- Experience with high-scale ads serving, recommendation, machine learning, data, experimentation, or distributed systems.
- Experience with ads technology, compute-intensive systems, CPU/GPU inference, hands-on technical investigation, cross-team change, or effective use of AI tools.
Pay
USD $142,800 - $274,800 per year (base salary); USD $188,000 - $304,200 per year (base salary)
Tools
GPU, CPU, AI, ML
AI focus
Use AI for research, analysis, debugging, system understanding, and program execution, with technical judgment and validation.
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