Principal Software Engineering Manager at Microsoft
Principal Software Engineering Manager Details
Nov. 12, 2018, 6:52 p.m.
Engineering
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People Manager
Full-Time
Redmond, WA
C++? Do you
Are you passionate about compilers and parsers? Do you love C++? Do you want to lead the development team that's responsible for compelling new features to make programming in C++ easier and more natural? This job is for you! We are the Visual C++ team and we produce the C++ compiler for Windows, aka MSVC. We're looking for an Engineering Manager to join our compiler front-end team as we continue to take on new charter for C/C++ compiler development. As a Software Engineering Manager on the C++ compiler front-end, you will have the opportunity to work directly with customers, MVPs and other Microsoft teams as we add new features to the standard C++ language and libraries. You will be directly managing one of the core teams at Microsoft with years of rich history and engineers who are industry-known. We work closely with the C++ Standard committee and continuously evolve our compiler to adhere to the language evolution. We are embarking on some very ambitious and impactful features in several
Responsibilities To be successful in this role, you must be able to do the following: Lead the team in developing C++ compiler features that adhere to latest C++ standards Lead the team to raise the quality of the compiler Work with multiple internal and external partner teams to implement new features that don't impede adoption of new compiler version Manage and grow a team of highly capable engineers developing a world-class C++ toolset Champion engineering practices that improve status quo Implement and maintain excellent design and development processes.
Basic Qualifications: 10 years of advanced C/C++ knowledge and experience BS in Computer Science or Engineering. Preferred Qualifications: At least 5 or more years of experience in designing/shipping imperative language compilers/languages/APIs/tools A strong track record of shipping secure, high quality software through all phases of the product cycle and have demonstrated successes in cross team partnerships Experience leading, mentoring and managing a team of software engineers as large as 15 engineers Proven track record of growing your team and employees Ability to meet Microsoft, customer