Principal Software Engineering Manager

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 12+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.
• Deep technical experience including leading others
• Researching (and perhaps building prototypes and beyond) some new ways of doing something
• Demonstrates a mastery of communication and data presentation and storytelling skills.
• Exhibits a growth mindset and humility, while working through high stakes scenarios.
• Proven experiences as an ally who can further a more open, diverse, and inclusive workplace with a goal of everyone feeling like they belong.
• Demonstrated hypothesis-driven, problem-solving orientation
• Solid technical and analytical skills, and a passion for customers.
• Solid design, coding, debugging, teamwork, and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 12 + years of experience shipping commercial software.
• Experience working on Open-Source projects in GitHub.
• Experience with Windows development tools and technologies, including Visual Studio and the Windows SDK. XAML familiarity is a plus.
• Win32 application and systems programming experience will be a bonus.

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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. 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.

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.