Principal Software Engineering Manager

Our team is proud to develop Microsoft Teams Desktop client, the world's first application developed using Microsoft Edge WebView2 technology. We are a vibrant group of professionals who excel in a dynamic environment, leveraging a tech stack including C++, Objective-C, React, and TypeScript. Our work culture thrives on creativity, collaboration, and the continuous push towards excellence. We're not just developing software; we're shaping the future of communication in the digital workspace. 

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

• Guides partnership with appropriate stakeholders (e.g., project manager, technical lead) to determine user requirements within and across teams.
• Guides teams and leads identification of dependencies and the development of design documents for a product, application, service, or platform.
• Optimizes, debugs, refactors, and reuses code to improve performance and maintainability, effectiveness, and return on investment (ROI).
• Guides team to drive multiple group's project plans, release plans, and work items in coordination with appropriate stakeholders (e.g., project managers).
• Guides team and acts as an expert for Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) and monitors other engineers across product lines, working on call to monitor system/product/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions.
• Leads product development and scaling to customer requirements and applies best practices for meeting scaling needs and performance expectations and holds accountability for products that do not meet expectations.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline AND technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, Objective-C, or TypeScript
• OR equivalent experience.

Other Requirements:

Preferred Qualifications:

• OR Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, Objective-C, or TypeScript
• • OR equivalent experience.
• People management experience

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

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