Principal Engineering Manager

Microsoft

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Work type
On-site
Location
US
Salary
$142,800–$274,800 / yr
Posted
71 days ago

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This role $209k
$127k most similar roles pay here $291k

This role pays more than 59% of similar roles. Most pay $165,000–$235,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $209k versus about $200k 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 622 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Principal Engineering Manager

As a Principal Engineering Manager on the WorkIQ-Infra team at Microsoft, you will lead the development of foundational connectors for the Power Platform, enabling secure and scalable access to enterprise systems. Your role involves managing high-performing teams to deliver quality products and features while providing technical leadership through architecture, design, code reviews, and hands-on development. You will integrate AI-first principles into your team’s work, conduct experiments to measure effectiveness, and collaborate with cross-product stakeholders to drive project plans and release strategies. The position requires expertise in languages such as C#, Java, JavaScript, React, or Python, extensive experience building scalable cloud applications, and a strong background in people management and generative AI. This role is pivotal for governing how agents authenticate and operate across organizational boundaries at global scale.

What you'll do

  • Manage a team to deliver product features with agility and quality.
  • Provide technical leadership in architecture, design, code reviews, and development.
  • Lead integration of AI-first development practices within the team.
  • Direct experimentation efforts to determine effectiveness and drive metric identification for improvements.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to align project plans and release strategies across multiple groups.

What we're looking for

  • Over 10 years of technical engineering experience with coding in C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, React or Python.
  • Extensive experience building scalable applications and services on Azure or other cloud platforms.
  • At least 4 years of hands-on people management experience leading high-performing engineering teams.
  • Proven ability to utilize generative AI to enhance software development and customer satisfaction.
  • Strong background in managing product delivery with agility and quality, including architecture and design.

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