Principal Software Engineering Manager

Overview

Microsoft Security is looking for a Principal Software Engineering Manager to lead one or more engineering teams building AI-powered, internet-scale security and research platforms. This leader will drive technical strategy, execution excellence, talent development, and cross-organizational collaboration to deliver impactful solutions that help protect Microsoft customers worldwide.

The ideal candidate combines deep engineering expertise with strong people leadership, is comfortable leading through ambiguity, and has experience delivering large-scale cloud services while building high-performing teams.

Responsibilities

Lead, grow, and develop a team of software engineers

Define and execute technical strategy aligned with business and customer objectives.

Drive architecture, reliability, scalability, security, and operational excellence across distributed systems.

Partner closely with Product Management, Data Science, Research, Security, and Platform teams to deliver end-to-end customer value.

Influence engineering direction across multiple teams and organizations.

Establish strong engineering fundamentals, development processes, quality practices, and live-site excellence.

Mentor senior engineers and managers and create a culture of inclusion, accountability, and continuous learning.

Drive execution of multi-quarter initiatives involving AI, cloud, data platforms, and security technologies.

Provide organizational leadership through planning, prioritization, hiring, talent development, and resource management

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field.

12+ years of software engineering experience building large-scale distributed systems.

4+ years of engineering management experience leading engineers and/or engineering managers.

Experience designing and operating cloud-native services.

Experience managing technical strategy and execution across multiple teams.

Strong system design, architecture, and operational excellence skills.

Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders across organizations.

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.