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Posted date: Apr 28, 2025
There have been 2 jobs posted with the title of Principal Group Software Engineering Manager all time at Microsoft.Category: Software Engineering
Location: Redmond, WA
Estimated salary: $238,000
Range: $161,600 - $314,400
Employment type: Full-Time
Work location type: Up to 50% work from home
Role: People Manager
Description
Microsoft is a company where passionate innovators come to collaborate, envision what can be and take their careers further. This is a world of more possibilities, more innovation, more openness, and the sky is the limit thinking in a cloud-enabled world.Microsoft’s Azure Data engineering team is leading the transformation of analytics in the world of data with products like databases, data integration, big data analytics, messaging & real-time analytics, and business intelligence. The products our portfolio include Microsoft Fabric, Azure SQL DB, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure PostgreSQL, Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Service Bus, Azure Event Grid, and Power BI. Our mission is to build the data platform for the age of AI, powering a new class of data-first applications and driving a data culture.
Within Azure Data, the databases team builds and maintains Microsoft's operational Database systems. We store and manage data in a structured way to enable multitude of applications across various industries. We are on a journey to enable developer friendly, mission-critical, AI enabled operational Databases across relational, non-relational and OSS offerings.
Azure PostgreSQL is a rapidly growing team inside Azure Data and Microsoft, and we are looking for a Principal Group Software Engineering Manager. If you have experience building large-scale managed database cloud services, and love the challenge of designing and delivering cutting-edge technologies, this is the role for you. Our team is passionate about developing fault-tolerant, performant, self-managing services that can host mission-critical customer workloads at massive scale. This is a great opportunity to take on technical challenges, build solutions in the databases, distributed systems space to improve overall availability & reliability of a large-scale service. You will get the opportunity to work closely with PosgreSQL and OSS projects.
We do not just value differences or different perspectives. We seek them out and invite them in so we can tap into the collective power of everyone in the company. As a result, our customers are better served.
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. In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.
As a Principal Group Software Engineering Manager, you will lead and own key areas of the service – working closely with our product, engineering peers and collaborate with teams within and outside our organization. You will also be responsible for a large group of software engineers and their managers - making sure your group is thriving and productive, nurturing individuals’ careers and cultivating Microsoft values within it.
Lead and manage a group of software engineers individual contributors and their managers - promoting a culture of ownership and accountability. Guide the group in the design, development, testing, and deployment of high-quality software. Ensure that projects are completed on time and meet all business and system requirements. Work closely across groups and disciplines to shape the solutions and make sure they provide value to our customers. Mentor and coach team members, assisting with their professional growth. Communicate effectively with team members and stakeholders to ensure alignment on project goals and deliverables. Foster a culture of agility, innovation, and customer-focus within the team. Comply with project plans and industry standards. Lead by example high level of technical excellence (including but not limited to participating in design, code reviews), and act as a technical leader for the team. Embody our culture and values
Qualifications
Required/Minimum QualificationsBachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or PythonOR equivalent experience.
5+ years of people management experience with maintaining and building a high-performance team.5+ years of experience running large-scale services and building databases/storage systems.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/Additional Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Computer ScienceOR related technical field AND 12+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript,OR PythonOR Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 10+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or PythonOR equivalent experience.6+ years people management experience.Industry experience building OSS, PostgreSQL, Linux systemsAbility to drive the overall technical roadmapSoftware Engineering M6 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $161,600 - $286,200 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $209,600 - $314,400 per year.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
Microsoft will accept applications for the role until May 4, 2025.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.
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