Group Engineering Manager

As a visionary Group Engineering Manager at Microsoft Copilot, you will lead a high-performing engineering team in delivering cutting-edge cloud-native solutions powered by Large Language Models (LLMs) and Generative AI (GenAI). Your role will require a blend of technical excellence, people leadership, and strategic stakeholder engagement to drive innovation and achieve organizational goals. - Lead and nurture a high-performing engineering team, fostering innovation, accountability, and continuous learning. - Provide mentorship, career development, and performance management for engineering leads and individual contributors (ICs). - Ensure team alignment with organizational goals and drive delivery excellence across multiple workstreams. - Collaborate with product managers, data scientists, and business leaders to shape product vision and execution strategy. - Clearly communicate technical decisions and architectural trade-offs to senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams. - Influence roadmap priorities based on data-driven insights and technical feasibility assessments. - Take ownership of the end-to-end architecture of scalable, secure, and resilient cloud-native systems. - Translate business requirements into robust technical designs that support long-term growth and agility. - Maintain architectural consistency and technical quality across teams and projects. - Stay involved in code and architecture reviews, especially for critical components. - Guide teams through complex technical challenges and promote engineering best practices. - Utilize deep expertise in Cloud solutions such as Azure, AWS, or GCP to build and optimize cloud-native applications. - Stay informed about industry trends in LLMs, GenAI, and other emerging technologies, integrating them into the product strategy as needed. Qualification Required: - Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages like C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python, OR equivalent experience. - 8+ years of software development experience, including leadership of large engineering teams. - Proven track record as a Software Architect and Engineering Manager delivering complex, scalable solutions. - Deep expertise in cloud platforms and distributed systems. - Solid understanding of LLMs and GenAI (preferred). - Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills. - Proficiency in multiple programming languages and frameworks.,