Principal Software Engineer Manager- Windows Serving & Delivery | Microsoft Careers

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Work type
On-site
Location
Redmond, WA
Salary
$142,800–$274,800 / yr
Posted
2 days ago
Closes
Dec 13, 2026
Nearby
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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

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TL;DR · Principal Software Engineer Manager- Windows Serving & Delivery | Microsoft Careers

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As a Principal Software Engineering Manager at Microsoft, you will lead a team of software engineers tackling complex technical challenges in Windows client, Windows Update, and reliability. Your role involves shaping technical direction, ensuring operational quality, and supporting high-quality customer experiences through regular feedback and career development discussions with your team. You will collaborate closely with product managers to translate business priorities into engineering plans and use diagnostic tools, telemetry, and customer insights to improve system performance and reliability at scale. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in software engineering, systems engineering, or Windows environments, along with a strong background in coding languages such as C, C++, C#, or Python, and familiarity with Microsoft Entra ID and hybrid identity management.

Skills

Python C C++ C# Windows Microsoft 365 Kerberos MFA Microsoft Entra ID Hybrid Identity Microsoft Intune Networking Distributed Systems CI/CD Code Reviews Scripting Automation

What you'll do

  • Lead and coach a team of software engineers, providing feedback and career guidance.
  • Set technical direction by partnering with product managers and stakeholders.
  • Ensure operational excellence by coordinating responses to incidents and live-site issues.
  • Use customer data to identify areas for improvement in Windows reliability and performance.
  • Establish engineering practices for design reviews, code reviews, testing, and continuous integration.
  • Provide technical guidance on complex diagnostics using debugging tools and performance analysis.

What we're looking for

  • 6+ years of technical engineering experience in C, C++, C#, or Python
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field
  • 8+ years of software engineering experience with a focus on Windows environments
  • 3+ years of mentoring and coaching engineers in technical roles
  • Experience in customer-facing roles focusing on service reliability and escalation management

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