Principal Software Engineering Manager

1 Month ago • 8-10 Years • Full Stack Development • $161,600 PA - $286,200 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

This role involves leading and supporting a global team of 25+ engineers in delivering high-quality business objectives. Responsibilities include hands-on technical leadership (architecture, design, code reviews, development, QA, and live site support), partnering with program management, collaborating across Office 365 and Azure teams, hiring and retaining top talent, fostering a healthy and inclusive team environment, and mentoring team members. The ideal candidate will be a technical innovator, collaborator, and coach with experience applying AI/ML to improve service resilience and reliability for millions of Microsoft customers. This position requires onsite work 3 days a week in Redmond, WA.
Must have:
  • 8+ years technical engineering experience
  • 6+ years people management experience
  • Experience with infrastructural AI/ML systems
  • Lead and support a global team
  • Hands-on technical leadership
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams
Good to have:
  • 10+ years building commercial-grade software
  • Experience in large-scale, high-availability services
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

Job Details

Overview

Do you see yourself as a technical innovator, a collaborator, and a coachWould you be excited to help define and deliver AI solutions to bolster the service resilience and reliability that we deliver to hundreds of millions of customersDo you care deeply about being on a team that values relationships, inclusivity, and diversityWe are looking for a Principal Engineering Manager for who embraces these roles and can help us meet this challenge. 

  

Our work ensures that the heart of Microsoft’s customer data platform is healthy, running well, and that issues are mitigated quickly and efficientlyWe are innovating to detect, root cause, and fix issues using AI (artificial intelligence) and ML (machine learning).  This is critical for service quality for millions of Microsoft consumer, education, and enterprise customers using Copilot, Office applications, Teams, Windows, Bing, and Surface devices. 

  

We are looking for a Principle Software Engineering Manager who embraces the cultural values of inclusion and belonging and drives to do the following: 

  

Technical Innovator–  You dive deep into our current architecture, deeply learning how our current systems workYou develop and evangelize plans that balance customer requirements, cost to implement, cost to run, and business implications. You have experience applying AI and ML to make clear improvements and impact. 

  

Collaborator –  We work with teams across the divisionYou strive to understand the motivations and goals of the teams we’re working with and work towards collaborative solutions that result in a better outcome for our customers.  

  

Coach – Work with each person on your team to help them to do their best work and grow. You define and foster an identity for the team that includes a reputation for high quality, reliability, and inclusivityDefine the business goals for the team then create and execute on a plan to meet those goals. 

 

This role requires you to be onsite 3 days a week in Microsoft's offices in Redmond, WA. By applying to this U.S. Redmond, WA position, you are required to be local to the Seattle area and relocation does not apply/is not provided for the role.

 

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
    • OR equivalent experience.
  • 6+ years people management experience.

Other Requirements

 

Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:

  • Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Additional or Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with infrastructural AI/ML systems.
  • 10+ years of experience building commercial grade software, with much of that experience in a large scale, high availability service.
Software Engineering M6 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $161,600 - $286,200 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $209,600 - $314,400 per year.
  
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:   
  
Microsoft will accept applications for the role until January 29, 2025.

 

 

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Responsibilities

  • Lead and support a global team of 25+ engineers and deliver high quality business objectives. 
  • Provide hands-on technical leadership: architecture, design, code reviews, development, quality assurance and live site. 
  • Partner with Program Management to meet immediate and longer-term business objectives. 
  • Collaborate with teams across the company in Office 365 and Azure. 
  • Hire and retain top talent. 
  • Foster a healthy and inclusive team environment. 
  • Be a mentor for the people on your team and help them grow. 
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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