Developer Experience Engineering Manager

Microsoft

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Work type
On-site
Location
Salary
$165,600–$296,400 / yr
Posted
120 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago
Closes
Nov 10, 2026

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $198k
This role $231k
$140k most similar roles pay here $313k

This role pays more than 71% of similar roles. Most pay $156,839–$239,550 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $231k versus about $198k for comparable roles.

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About Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation is a global technology leader producing software, hardware, and cloud services including Windows, Office 365, Azure cloud platform, Xbox gaming, and Surface devices. Industry: Software & Cloud Computing

Microsoft currently has 598 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Developer Experience Engineering Manager

As a Developer Experience Engineering Manager, you will join the team responsible for foundational systems that power engineering velocity for large-scale AI research. You will define the vision and strategy for developer productivity at supercomputing scale while leading a high-performing organization to drive AI-first development practices. Your daily responsibilities include evolving the end-to-end platform, including monorepo strategy, CI/CD systems, build performance optimizations, and developer environments. You will work to reduce PR lead times, establish code quality standards, and integrate agentic AI workflows into the engineering lifecycle. The role requires expertise in Bazel, monorepos, and CI/CD, along with proficiency in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python. You will solve complex problems regarding training and experimentation workflows while improving reliability for hundreds of engineers working on frontier AI workloads.

What you'll do

  • Manage and evolve the end-to-end developer experience platform including monorepo strategy, CI/CD systems, and build performance.
  • Drive improvements in engineering velocity by reducing PR lead times and increasing CI reliability.
  • Establish standards and guardrails for code quality, testing, and release practices.
  • Lead the adoption of agentic AI workflows across coding, testing, debugging, and operations.
  • Build and lead a high-performing team while setting technical direction and execution standards.
  • Partner with infrastructure and ML teams to remove friction in training and experimentation workflows.
  • Measure and report on metrics for productivity, reliability, and developer satisfaction.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
  • 8+ years of technical engineering experience coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
  • 5+ years of experience managing high-performing engineering teams.
  • 5+ years of experience as a Software Engineer.
  • Deep expertise in build systems (e.g., Bazel), CI/CD, and monorepo management.
  • Proven track record improving developer productivity at scale for hundreds of engineers.
  • Familiarity with AI/ML development workflows, training systems, and integrating AI tools into software development.
  • Experience in high-performance or large-scale compute environments.

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