Microsoft

Principal Software Engineering Manager

Microsoft  •  Hyderabad, IN (Onsite)  •  3 hours ago
Apply
AI can make mistakes so check important info. Chat history is never stored.

Job Description

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.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.

Microsoft

About Microsoft

Every company has a mission. What's ours? To empower every person and every organization to achieve more. We believe technology can and should be a force for good and that meaningful innovation contributes to a brighter world in the future and today. Our culture doesn’t just encourage curiosity; it embraces it. Each day we make progress together by showing up as our authentic selves. We show up with a learn-it-all mentality. We show up cheering on others, knowing their success doesn't diminish our own. We show up every day open to learning our own biases, changing our behavior, and inviting in differences. Because impact matters.

Microsoft operates in 190 countries and is made up of approximately 228,000 passionate employees worldwide.

Industry
IT & Software
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Redmond, Washington
Year Founded
Unknown
Social Media