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Principal Software Engineering Manager - Linux Performance

Karnataka, India (On-site)

Principal Software Engineering Manager - Linux Performance

55 Minutes ago • 12 Years + • DevOps

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Job Description

Lead Azure Edge and Platform Performance team, responsible for automation, infrastructure development, and performance analysis of cloud workloads. This role involves building and mentoring a high-caliber engineering team, defining and implementing next-gen instrumentation and tools, partnering with stakeholders to optimize platform performance, and improving operational excellence. The ideal candidate has 12+ years of software development experience, 3+ years of team management, and expertise in Linux development and performance engineering. The team focuses on improving the performance of core Azure components and services to meet the demands of Azure, Microsoft's cloud services, and server application developers.

Must have:

12+ years software development experience
3+ years team management experience
Linux development expertise
Performance engineering experience
Project planning and execution
Collaboration with stakeholders

Good to have:

Experience with benchmark software (SPEC, TPC)
Linux performance tuning (perf, atop, flame graphs)
Data warehousing, ETL, automation frameworks
Data science tools and techniques
Cloud service development (Azure, AWS, GCP)

Perks:

Industry leading healthcare
Educational resources
Discounts on products and services
Savings and investments
Maternity and paternity leave
Generous time away
Giving programs
Networking opportunities

Overview

Azure is the world’s leading cloud offering, trusted by hundreds of millions of users worldwide. The Azure platform needs to meet the performance demands of Azure, Microsoft's cloud services, and server application developers. The Azure and Edge Performance team works on the performance of core Azure components and services. We are responsible for understanding and improving performance end-to-end to help product teams reach performance and efficiency goals for key Azure scenarios.

We are looking for a software engineering manager who is skilled and enthusiastic about leading a strong engineering team. The team will carry out automation and infrastructure development and conduct experiments to provide performance coverage and analysis of workloads and scenarios in the cloud. You will lead our Azure Edge and Platform Performance team and face exciting challenges. The position provides opportunities to make an impact on high-growth areas critical for Microsoft, to learn about cloud services and infrastructure, operating systems, performance engineering methodology, workload design and implementation, project management across teams, and building a strong engineering team.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more, and we’re dedicated to this mission across every aspect of our company. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. Join us and help shape the future of the world.

Qualifications

Required qualifications

Computer Science BS/MS degree OR related technical field with programming in languages such as, but not limited to, C, C++, C#
12+ years of software development experience
3+ years of experience of hiring, team building and people management.
Experience developing on and for Linux
Experience in project planning, execution and management in collaboration with stakeholders

Preferred qualifications :

Ability to lead and collaborate with teams in different locations and build new teams from the ground up
Experience with industry-standard benchmark software suits such as SPEC and TPC
Experience with Linux performance measurements, analysis and tuning, perf, atop, flame graphs
Experience with data warehousing, ETL workloads and automation frameworks, dashboards
Experience with data science tools and techniques, EDA
Experience with developing cloud services in Azure, AWS or GCP

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Responsibilities

Influence and align the charter vision by collaborating with partners, product management and engineering teams
Building a team of high-caliber Software Engineers, ensuring project and development excellence and technical leadership
Defining, enhancing and implementing the next generation of instrumentation, tools and capabilities to generate performance data in cloud environments
Partnering with stakeholders to measure, analyze, and optimize platform performance for key cloud scenarios in timely manner and improve operational excellence

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.

Industry leading healthcare

Educational resources

Discounts on products and services

Savings and investments

Maternity and paternity leave

Generous time away

Giving programs

Opportunities to network and connect

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