Principal Software Engineering Manager

The Industry Solutions Engineering (ISE) team is a global engineering organization that works directly with customers looking to leverage the latest technologies to address their toughest challenges. We work closely with our customers’ engineers to jointly develop code for cloud-based solutions that can accelerate their organization. We work in collaboration with Microsoft product teams, partners, and open-source communities to empower our customers to do more with the cloud. We pride ourselves in making contributions to open source and making our platforms easier to use. 

We develop solutions side-by-side with our customers through collaborative innovation to solve their challenges. This work involves the development of broadly applicable, high-impact solution patterns and open-source software assets that contribute to the Microsoft platform. In this role, you will be working with engineers from your team and our customers’ teams to apply your skills, perspectives, and creativity to grow as engineers and help solve our customers’ toughest challenges. 

We are hiring a Principal Software Engineering Manager with deep experience and expertise leading teams who design and deliver solutions using modern software engineering practices and cloud technologies. You and your team will work together to solve exciting business problems, contribute to open source, and collaborate with Microsoft product teams. You will mentor and coach leads and engineers across our team, sharing your expertise and learning from them too. You will enable the engineers on your team to apply their skills, creativity, and aspirations to benefit our customers and advance their careers.  

Our team prides itself on embracing a growth mindset, inspiring excellence, and encouraging everyone to share their unique viewpoints and be their authentic selves. Join us and help create life-changing innovations that impact billions around the world! 

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

• Leading and mentoring 3-4 engineering leads and their teams. 

• Partnering with technical program management and other teams to successfully nurture, plan, and deliver engagements that build trust and expand Azure expertise with our customers.   

• Exhibiting hands-on technical leadership with your team and our customers, the broader ISE organisation, Microsoft product teams, and the open-source community. 

• Giving thoughtful feedback, nurturing an inclusive engineering environment, championing engineering fundamentals, and providing clarity and mentorship for team members.   

• Continuously building your technical knowledge and improving our ability to deliver quality solutions by evolving our engineering process and technical capabilities.   

• Modeling Microsoft’s core values of respect, integrity, and accountability to leads and engineers across your team.

Other

• • Embody our Culture and Values

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:  

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer