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On-site
Location
US
Salary
$139,900–$274,800 / yr
Posted
42 days ago
Nearby
99+ roles within 25 mi

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $180k
This role $207k
$101k most similar roles pay here $293k

This role pays more than 78% of similar roles. Most pay $152,150–$207,350 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $207k versus about $180k for comparable roles.

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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 1580 open roles on FindRole.

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As the Engineering Systems Lead for Minecraft Bedrock at Mojang Studios, you will oversee a high-performing team responsible for build pipelines, CI/CD systems, test frameworks, and DevOps infrastructure used by hundreds of engineers daily. Your role involves driving system reliability, simplicity, and observability while leveraging technologies such as GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, CMake, VCPKG, and FastBuild to ensure seamless development processes. You will also partner with various studio teams to unblock engineering challenges, automate workflows, and foster a culture of continuous improvement. Ideal candidates have extensive experience in leading large-scale software environments, technical depth in CI/CD pipelines, and a proven track record in building high-performing teams. Familiarity with game development, DevOps/SRE metrics, and multi-platform testing is highly preferred.

Skills

GitHub Azure DevOps GitHub Actions CMake VCPKG Python CI/CD DevOps SRE DORA Kubernetes Terraform AWS PostgreSQL Git Jenkins Ansible Prometheus Grafana

What you'll do

  • Lead the Engineering Systems team for Minecraft Bedrock, ensuring top talent recruitment and retention.
  • Ensure reliability and performance of build and CI/CD systems by driving full observability and reducing complexity.
  • Architect engineering systems end-to-end, making decisions across various tools and frameworks to support development.
  • Partner with studio teams to unblock engineering challenges, enabling developers to validate locally and merge confidently.
  • Drive DevOps best practices by automating processes, working incrementally, and establishing clear metrics for success.

What we're looking for

  • 6+ years of technical engineering experience in coding languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, or Python.
  • Proven leadership in managing engineering systems, DevOps, or build/release infrastructure teams.
  • Deep technical expertise in CI/CD pipelines, build systems, test automation, and infrastructure-as-code tools.
  • Strong track record of building high-performing engineering teams through hiring, coaching, and performance management.
  • Experience with game development or large C++ codebases and their unique challenges.
  • Familiarity with DevOps/SRE metrics and a data-driven approach to enhancing developer productivity.

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