ROP - Principal Software Engineering Manager

We are looking for a talented and experienced  Software Engineering Manager who would lead a team on developing high scale intelligence-based systems that empower building and operation of Azure services and workloads with high quality and efficiency. We are looking for someone who is hands on, curious, willing to learn new technologies, and can help us evolve the cloud infrastructure for the next big growth. We provide ample opportunities and training to learn on the job. And always love to have a fresh/diverse perspective, as we build the next generation cloud infrastructure.

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.

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline AND 10+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of experience
  • designing, developing, deploying, and operating reliable systems, including data analytics systems, with experience in distributed systems fundamentals, along with technical leadership in driving engineering roadmaps, leading teams, mentoring, and helping others grow;
  • AND problem solving and debugging, writing and debugging code which requires good understanding of threading and asynchronous programming fundamentals, engaging in site-reliability engineering practices, and data driven approach to solving problems iteratively and measuring success.

• Guides partnership with appropriate stakeholders (e.g., project manager, technical lead) to determine user requirements within and across teams.
• Guides teams and leads identification of dependencies and the development of design documents for a product, application, service, or platform.
• Optimizes, debugs, refactors, and reuses code to improve performance and maintainability, effectiveness, and return on investment (ROI).
• Guides team to drive multiple group's project plans, release plans, and work items in coordination with appropriate stakeholders (e.g., project managers).
• Guides team and acts as an expert for Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) and monitors other engineers across product lines, working on call to monitor system/product/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions.
• Leads product development and scaling to customer requirements and applies best practices for meeting scaling needs and performance expectations and holds accountability for products that do not meet expectations.
• Leads the team on delivering success through empowerment and accountability by modelling, coaching, and caring, and creating an environment where everyone can do their best.