[Remote] Software Engineering Manager
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Microsoft develops cloud technologies and provides Azure Kubernetes Service capabilities that help engineering teams build and operate secure, reliable, and scalable services. The Software Engineering Manager will lead a globally distributed team, guide architecture and engineering practices, apply AI-enabled tools responsibly, and oversee the delivery and operation of cloud infrastructure at scale.
Responsibilities
- Guide engineering direction, make pragmatic architecture decisions, write and review technical designs, and help a team shape the secure, reliable foundation used by product teams across Microsoft
- Lead a globally distributed team of software engineers and work closely with partner teams across Azure. You will help define ambiguous problems, align stakeholders on technical direction, own architecture and design discussions, and guide implementation for infrastructure that supports Microsoft services at scale
- Help the team apply AI-enabled tools responsibly, in alignment with Responsible AI principles, across the software development lifecycle to improve engineering productivity, quality, security, and operational agility
- Guide engineering practices for maintainable code, design reviews, testing strategies, secure development, CI/CD, safe deployment, telemetry, monitoring, and production operations
- Help the team identify dependencies, resolve development blockers, respond to incidents, learn from retrospectives, and continuously improve the reliability, compliance, privacy, and performance of the systems it owns
- Be accountable for team health, coaching and performance development, planning, execution, and delivery. You will help engineers grow their careers while building a team that delivers reliable, durable infrastructure at Microsoft scale
Skills
- Bachelor'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 equivalent experience
- 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:
- Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 12+ 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 15+ 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
- 3+ years of experience with cloud-native technologies such as containers and Kubernetes
- Awareness of, and ability to reason about, modern software and systems architectures, including distributed systems failure modes, microservices, load balancing, queuing, caching, and service reliability patterns
- Experience designing, building, and troubleshooting complex software systems
- Demonstrated ability to lead teams in owning and delivering software projects from design through operation
- Proven ability to build trusted partnerships across teams and organizations, align stakeholders on goals and tradeoffs, and deliver results through collaboration
Benefits
- We invest in helping engineers and managers grow while delivering meaningful results for the teams and customers who depend on Microsoft.
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