Hiring: Principal Software Engineering Manager, CoreAI Company: Microsoft Location: Redmond, WA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 17:42:05 Target Skills & Keywords : Azure, C, C#, C++, Foundry, GitHub, Java, JavaScript, Machine Learning, Python About the job Experience: •6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience. •8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python •12+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python •5+ years of directly managing software engineers building backend services, cloud infrastructure, or platforms •5+ years technical engineering experience designing and delivering highly available, large-scale cloud services and distributed systems. Required Skills: •Lead a team of software engineers, hiring, growing, and upskilling their talent •Review the design and code artifacts that make up large-scale distributed cloud services and solutions with a focus on high availability, scalability, robustness, and observability. •Lead project development across the organization and work with subject matter experts and stakeholders to drive development and release plans. •Ensure systems owned by the team meet business requirements and service KPIs. •Take end-to-end responsibility for the development lifecycle and production readiness of the services the team builds and drive the team’s DevOps culture. •Ensure the team follows best practices of modern software engineering through code and design reviews and take effective service decisions based on data and telemetry. •Understand Microsoft businesses and collaborate with stakeholders towards cohesive, end-to-end experiences for Microsoft customers. •Embrace a growth mindset and stay up to date with the current and state-of-the-art technologies to improve customer experience and better serve the product’s business needs. 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. •Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter. •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 12+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python •Demonstrated capacity to navigate the company and influence and inspire peers in engineering and broad product development. •Demonstrate depth of knowledge and understanding of software architecture, design tradeoffs, and practices of mature DevOps culture. •The track record of pursuing and delivering innovative insights that translate to value generation. •Software Engineering M5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $142,800 - $274,800 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $188,000 - $304,200 per year. Compensation: •$142,800 - $274,800 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!