Senior Software Engineering Manager

In Microsoft Advertising Platform team, we are building the marketing solutions for the next generation of e-commerce. Our platform helps advertisers and retailers implement, automate, and scale their marketing programs across the internet. We work on hundreds of terabytes of data using the latest Microsoft cloud infrastructure, have a very strong focus on customer satisfaction, and leverage data driven metrics to delight our customers. This is a formidable opportunity to join Microsoft Ads, as a Senior Software Engineering Manager, and work on one of the most highly distributed computing systems and be part of a fast-growing business.

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 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 4+ years’ experience developing and shipping software products and/or services with expertise in full stack development.
• 2+ years of people management experience.
• Experience as a hands-on manager with proficiency in various engineering tools, software, and methodologies, and be able to apply them to solve real-world problems.
• Experience with technical design, problem solving and debugging skills, proven track record in shipping software on time, with high quality.

Other Requirements:

Candidates must be able to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements that 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.

Additional or Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience is development of installed applications (desktop/mobile).
• C#, .NET knowledge proficiency.
• Experience in online advertising.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Azure, AWS or similar cloud computing platforms.

• Provide strong technical leadership, push the technical bar for scalability and quality, maintain data and results-driven culture.
• Drive long-term architecture and development for highly scalable services with quality, performance, and maintainability as core tenets.
• Drive Collaboration across teams to deliver high quality solutions from concept to release and live operations.
• Lead, coach, and build a diverse, inclusive, high-performing team where all team members can do their best work.