Principal Software Engineering Manager

Microsoft

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Work type: Hybrid
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Salary: $142,800–$274,800 / yr
Posted: 2 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Closes: Apr 6, 2027

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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 634 open roles on FindRole.

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The Principal Software Engineering Manager joins the Copilot and Agents Core Platform team to lead the architecture and development of a next-generation agent runtime platform. This role involves building extensible runtime infrastructure for long-running tasks, multi-agent collaboration, and agentic memory for M365 Copilot Chat. You will lead the team in designing complex systems, managing dependencies, and ensuring high-quality, secure code through rigorous code reviews and incident retrospectives. Key responsibilities include driving AI-native engineering practices across the software development lifecycle, managing people growth, and overseeing live-site health. Required technical skills include proficiency in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python. You will solve technical problems related to scalable orchestration, telemetry integration, and providing permanent compute and memory for LLM-powered agents.

What does a Software Engineering Manager earn?

Median $216300 from 127 postings across 38 companies.

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Skills

Python C# Java C++ C JavaScript LLM Telemetry SDLC Responsible AI System Design Incident Response Security Testing Observability

What you'll do

Architect and evolve core runtime infrastructure for agentic memory and conversation storage.
Lead complex system design and evaluate technology choices for scalability, reliability, and performance.
Champion the responsible use of AI tools across the software development lifecycle.
Manage project execution, safe deployments, and live-site health including incident response.
Oversee code reviews, debugging, telemetry practices, and continuous improvements in code quality.
Drive team success through coaching, performance management, and employee growth.
Ensure compliance with security, regulatory standards, and least-access principles.
Manage cross-team dependencies and align schedules to resolve technical conflicts.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 6+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages like C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python (or equivalent).
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements, including the Microsoft Cloud background check.
4+ years of people management experience (preferred).
Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 8+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages like C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python (preferred).
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 12+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages like C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python (preferred).

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