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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
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622 open roles
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Listed pay typically runs
$119,800–$234,700
across 559 roles with salary data.
As a Principal Software Engineering Manager at Microsoft Substrate, you will lead a team of Site Reliability Engineers and Software Engineers responsible for building and maintaining critical cloud services like Exchange Online and M365 Copilot. Your role involves defining technical and organizational strategies, coaching managers to scale operational excellence, and ensuring high-quality software engineering practices. You will own the end-to-end health of your organization’s services, balancing feature delivery with reliability, security, and compliance. Key responsibilities include guiding design decisions, driving incident management, and developing senior talent while partnering closely with product, security, and operations teams to deliver durable, scalable services in highly regulated environments. The ideal candidate should have strong technical depth, operational judgment, and experience in regulated cloud service contexts, along with the ability to obtain necessary security clearances for access to Microsoft Government cloud environments.
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