Senior Software Engineering Manager

Our team’s mission is to make Windows the most trusted platform for business and life. The modern AI Trust platform engineering team is chartered to transform what Trust means to Microsoft and our customers. Retaining and building customer trust starts with trustworthy development. This team is at the forefront of building innovative, AI driven solutions that empower product agility, enterprise scale automation, intelligent decision systems, and responsible use, all designed to increase the trust of our customers and partners. We are a frontier organization building frontier solutions for the next generation of Windows. This is an exciting role with opportunities to drive impact on a global scale, support strong business growth with the latest AI capabilities and other cutting-edge technologies. Are you excited by the thought of delivering the latest Windows to 1B+ users? Are you an engineer looking to tackle hard problems using big data and AI? If you answered in the affirmative to all of these, then this role might just be for you. 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.

We’re looking for a manager with experience managing Software Engineers to join the Windows and Devices organization. In this role, the ideal candidate will lead a team of engineers who design, implement, ship and motivate the creation of engineering and data products that transform how Windows gets built and ships. The ideal candidate will forge partnerships and collaborate with others across the engineering and product/program management disciplines within W+D, and with organizations and customers outside of W+D. Finally, as a senior member of the team, the candidate will be responsible for setting technical direction across teams, mentoring less experienced engineers, and building and maintaining a culture and environment that engenders continuous learning and open collaboration.

Required Qualifications:   Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND  strong technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python   OR equivalent experience.    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.

Relevant years of relevant industry software design and development experience working with a major programming/scripting language (C++, C#, Java, Python)   Strong demonstrated experience of being a people manager/team leader  Strong design, debugging and problem-solving skills   Strong interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to influence outcomes and communicate technical content to general audiences  Experience of leveraging the latest AI technologies in real-world software solutions  Ability to resolve ambiguities effectively, prioritize and drive projects to completion, prioritize between multiple needs and adapt to changing circumstances  Demonstrated history of promoting engineering excellence within a team; design for reliability, testing, measurement, and understanding of the complete software lifecycle   Attention to detail; passion for great design  Obsession for great end user experiences and outcomes  Ability to grow and maintain organizational and