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Principal Software Engineering Manager

Microsoft
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 12 May 2025
💰 $294,000/yr($137,600/yr$294,000/yr)

About the role

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Principal Software Engineering Manager to join our Microsoft Fasttrack engineering team. 

 

Why Join Us: 

  • Be part of a dynamic and innovative team that is dedicated to helping customers succeed. 
  • Opportunity to work on challenging and impactful projects. 
  • Access to continuous learning and professional development opportunities. 

If you are a passionate Principal Software Engineering Manager looking to make a difference, we would love to hear from you! 

 

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.

Responsibilities

  • Help Microsoft 365 Customers Deploy and Adopt M365 apps efficiently and get to faster time to value.  
  • Develop and maintain tools to help customers migrate their contacts, emails, and content from competing platforms (such as Google Workspace, Box, etc.) to Microsoft 365. 
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to clarify requirements, design, and implement software solutions on an agile basis. 
  • Ensure timely and high-quality delivery of software projects. 
  • Engage with other teams to solve complex problems and provide innovative solutions. 
  • Continuously learn and adapt to new technologies and methodologies to deliver value to our customers. 
  • Architect GenAI solutions that drive organizational efficiencies and rapid onboarding/adoption experiences for our customers and partners. 

Qualifications

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#, React, Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, Java, JavaScript, or Python
    • OR equivalent experience.
  • 1+ years of experience in Artificial Intelligence or Machine Learning with an exposure to GenAI or prompt engineering.
  • 5+ years of experience as a full stack engineer.
  • 4+ years people management experience designing and developing complex software solutions. 

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.
  • Citizenship & Citizenship Verification: This role will require access to information that is controlled for export under export control regulations, potentially under the U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations or Export Administration Regulations, the EU Dual Use Regulation, and/or other export control regulations.  As a condition of employment, the successful candidate will be required to provide either proof of their country of citizenship or proof of their U.S. permanent residency or other protected status (e.g., under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) for assessment of eligibility to access the export controlled information. To meet this legal requirement, and as a condition of employment, the successful candidate’s citizenship will be verified with a valid passport. Lawful permanent residents, refugees, and asylees may verify status using other documents, where applicable.

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