Principal Software Engineering Manager

Do you see yourself as a coach, a guide, a collaborator, and an engineer? Would you be excited to drive major changes to a scale service that is critical to the company? Do you care deeply about fostering a team culture? We are looking for a Principal Engineering Manager for the Substrate who embraces these roles and is excited by the technical challenges that come with building and scaling storage services. 

Substrate is the data and intelligence platform that enables internal partner teams at Microsoft to build, deploy, and maintain compliant productivity apps and services with reduced effort and faster time to market. We work closely with partners across M365 to enable critical suite-wide scenarios.  

We are looking for a Principal Engineering Manager who models technical and service excellence and embraces Microsoft cultural values of inclusion and caring to help drive the following outcomes: 

Coach – Work with each person on your team to help them to do their best work and grow. Define and foster an identity for the team that includes a reputation for quality, reliability, and inclusivity. 

Guide – Define the business goals for the team then create and execute on a plan to meet those goals. Build a vision for changing the underlying technology of the service and guide the team through landing it while maintaining the availability of the live site. 

Collaborate – Strive to understand the motivations and goals of the teams we’re working with and work towards a better solution together. 

Engineer – Care deeply about the availability, resilience, scalability, and cost of the critical 5-9s service we are running. 

In this role, you'll drive innovation and develop new capabilities to deliver a top-notch experience by optimizing system performance and reliability at scale. You may also be responsible for introducing new scenarios and features. Our global team values strong results and effective collaboration. This position requires working across teams and regions. The ideal candidate will have proven cross-team and customer engagement experience. In this opportunity you will work on cutting-edge technology that is poised to revolutionize productivity and innovation.  

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.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline 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. 
• 6+ years of experience building commercial grade software, with much of that experience in mission-critical, large scale, high availability services. 
• Experience as an engineering manager, or a technical lead with a passion for coaching and mentoring others. 
• Cross-discipline and cross group collaboration skills. 

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.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Cloud and services experience; Azure cloud experience.
• Proficient analytical skills with systematic and structured approach to software design. 
• Passion for customers, design thinking, data analysis, and technology. 
• Experience in debugging and diagnosing web or service issues. 
• Experience in shipping high-quality products.

#M365CORE

• Collaborate with other members of the leadership team to leverage data insights and strategy to shape technical direction. 
• Own and deliver complete features, including design, architecture, implementation, testability, debugging, and shipping.  
• Mentor and grow other engineers through code reviews and design feedback or operating as a project lead.
• Foster a culture of being agile, innovative, team-oriented and customer-focused.