Principal Software Engineering Manager

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Are you passionate about cloud technologies, and want to build the next generation technology which helps manage clouds? If so, the special clouds team is looking for a product leader who is obsessed with driving a modern engineering system that focuses on industry leading practices and tools to provide autonomous and efficient internet-scale cloud infrastructure.

Microsoft 365 (M365) is Microsoft's flagship productivity offering with millions of users used by the largest organizations in the world (Fortune 500) as well as the public sector.

We provide a distributed, scalable, highly reliable, compliant, and secure service for millions of people. Microsoft 365 (M365) is expanding its presence in new markets. Cyber-security is an emerging product area that reflects customers, and governments, demand for isolated and controlled cloud environments that continue to yield the heightened security and feature benefits of the public cloud.

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.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent 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.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in computer science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field 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.

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• Leads efforts and discussions for the architecture of aspects of products/solutions.
• Independently creates and mentors others for a clear and articulated plan for testing and assuring the quality of solutions, and defines success for outcomes of tests.
• Leads identification of dependencies and the development of design documents for a product, application, service, or platform.
• Creates and applies metrics to drive the quality and stability of code, as well as appropriate coding patterns and best practices.
• Holds accountability for the impact of build deployments on both users and other services.
• Leads efforts to collect, classify, and analyze complex data and analyses on a range of metrics.
• Leads identification of internal tools and creation of new tools that will be useful for creating the product, determining if methods are still applicable for the current solution.
• Demonstrates and maintains an up-to-date understanding of both global and local regulations for technologies and system applications to ensure regulations are followed and met.
• Escalates situations internally to resolve complex blockers.