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Principal Software Engineering Manager

India

Are you excited about building AI-powered capabilities that help protect our customers from cybersecurity threats? Do you enjoy designing & building full-stack products that provide value to our Enterprise customers? Do you thrive in a collaborative and a data-driven environment? Do you enjoy working with talented feature teams including data scientists, software engineers, product managers, and security researchers? If so, you'll love our collaborative, fast-growing, and fun group with a startup mindset.

We are part of the Defender Experts product unit (part of Microsoft’s Security division). Our mission is to help protect our customers with innovative AI-powered & full-stack capabilities, combined with human-powered intelligence. We are committed to defending Microsoft customers from cyber-attacks as well as providing sophisticated capabilities to protect their digital assets. Making our customers succeed with our solutions is what excites us every day! We are a diverse group with people from a wide variety of backgrounds, prior work & life experiences. We foster a strong culture of learning & a collaborative work environment. We are a collaborative, fast growing, and fun group with a startup mindset.

We are building multiple managed services/product offerings for Enterprise customers. Our products combine backend/cloud services, Big Data processing, and state-of-the-art Generative AI/LLMs to deliver scalable and intelligent solutions. With an intuitive and easy-to-use UX, we aim to delight both our customers and security researchers. Our products offer a big growth opportunity for our division. We work with partners across the Microsoft Security division (including the Security CoPilot team) to innovate in our products and services.

Responsibilities

We are looking for a Principal Engineering Manager to lead a team of talented Software Engineers working on full-stack product capabilities. Key responsibilities include the following.

Lead the design and implementation of full stack features and backend services that are scalable, highly available, and compliant
Help the team in all aspects of the engineering life cycle including project planning, prioritization of work, designing & implementing features
Support, mentor, and help engineers grow building an inclusive team environment where everyone can deliver their best work
Advocate for and maintain a culture of high-quality software development
Partner closely with our Product Management, and Security Research teams
Help the team meet related engineering & business goals

Qualifications

Requirements:

10+ years of industry-experience building/delivering high-quality software.

Preferred Qualifications :

5+ years of experience in cloud-based services, AI-powered features, and full-stack capabilities
4+ years of experience leading a team of engineers.
Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate within a multi-disciplinary team
Expertise in C#, Java, C++ or equivalent programming languages
Proficient in Secure Software Development Life Cycle
BS, MS, or PhD degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or related fields or related course work

Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to, the following specialized security screenings:

Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

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