Role at a glance
- Salary
- $142.8K – $274.8K/yr
- Location
- Multiple Locations, United States United States
- Work arrangement
- On-site
- Employment
- Full-time
- Experience
- 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding
- Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field
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Role Summary
The Software Engineering Manager will lead a team developing core virtual machine and container platform capabilities for Azure infrastructure, virtualization technologies, workload mobility, confidential computing, and cloud-scale services. The role drives engineering execution, technical strategy, and people development for secure, scalable, and reliable platform innovations.
What You'll Do
- Partner with stakeholders to determine user requirements across teams, solutions, and product lines.
- Provide technical leadership for identifying dependencies and developing design documents for products, applications, services, or...
- Optimize, debug, refactor, and reuse code to improve performance and maintainability.
- Drive project plans, release plans, and work items across multiple groups and products.
- Lead the resolution of complex site incidents and direct the work of engineers across product lines.
- Communicate new standards and apply best practices for product scaling and performance expectations.
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View full postingQualifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field and 6+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python, or equivalent experience.
Required
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field
- 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
- Equivalent experience
Preferred
- Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field
- 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 12+ years technical engineering experience with coding in C, C++,...
- 6+ years people management experience
- 2+ years experience building Virtualization features, Operating systems features or device drivers and/or firmware
Original job description
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Original job description
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Shape the future of cloud infrastructure that powers millions of customers and some of the world's most demanding workloads. Our Virtual Machines and Containers team develops the foundational virtualization and container technologies that enable Azure, Windows, Edge, and AI platforms to run securely, reliably, and at global scale. You will join a team at the center of Microsoft's cloud infrastructure strategy, working across operating systems, virtualization, containers, confidential computing, and distributed systems to deliver innovations that power the next generation of cloud computing. We are passionate about technical excellence, customer impact, and creating an environment where engineers can grow, innovate, and thrive.
As a Software Engineering Manager, you will lead a team of highly talented engineers responsible for delivering core virtual machine and container platform capabilities that span Azure infrastructure, virtualization technologies, workload mobility, confidential computing, and cloud-scale services. You will drive engineering execution, technical strategy, and people development while partnering with stakeholders across Microsoft to deliver secure, scalable, and reliable platform innovations.
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.
Responsibilities
- Oversees partnership with appropriate stakeholders (e.g., project manager, technical lead) to determine user requirements within and across teams for multiple solutions or product lines.
- Oversees teams and provides technical leadership for identification of dependencies and the development of design documents for a product, application, service, or platform.
- Optimizes, debugs, refactors, and reuses code to improve performance and maintainability, effectiveness, and return on investment (ROI).
- Oversees teams to drive multiple group's project plans, release plans, and work items in coordination with appropriate stakeholders (e.g., project managers) across products.
- Leads the resolution of complex site incidents and oversees for Designated Responsible Individuals (DRI) and directs the work of other engineers across product lines.
- Keeps informed of and communicates new standards to ensure that the product development and scaling to customer requirements and applies best practices for meeting scaling needs and performance expectations and holds accountability for products that do not meet expectations.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years 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.
- Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
- OR 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.
- 6+ years people management experience.
- 2+ years experience building Virtualization features, Operating systems features or device drivers and/or firmware preferred
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Software Engineering M5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $142,800 - $274,800 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 $188,000 - $304,200 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
Software Engineering M6 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $165,600 - $296,400 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 $220,800 - $331,200 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
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, read more about requesting accommodations.
About the company
Microsoft
Large Enterprise
Microsoft is a global technology leader that empowers individuals and organizations to achieve more through innovative software, services, and devices. Founded in 1975, the company is best known for its flagship products like the Windows operating system and Microsoft Office suite. In addition to personal computing, Microsoft is a leader in cloud computing with its Azure platform, providing a range of solutions for businesses to enhance productivity and efficiency. With a strong commitment to sustainability and accessibility, Microsoft continues to drive technological advancements that shape the future of work and learning.
Microsoft is a global technology leader that empowers individuals and organizations to achieve more through innovative software, services, and devices. Founded in 1975, the company is best known for its flagship products like the Windows operating system and Microsoft Office suite. In addition to personal computing, Microsoft is a leader in cloud computing with its Azure platform, providing a range of solutions for businesses to enhance productivity and efficiency. With a strong commitment to sustainability and accessibility, Microsoft continues to drive technological advancements that shape the future of work and learning.