Principal Software Engineering Manager - Azure Storage Data Management

The Azure Storage Data Management team is on the lookout for an experienced Principal Software Engineering Manager.
This role is pivotal in leading the development of v1 services and features that will significantly impact how we manage and access data on a global scale.

Azure Storage, a cornerstone of Microsoft's cloud services, offers a robust and scalable platform for our global customers to store and manage their data.
With an unwavering commitment to performance, reliability, and security, Azure Storage delivers a suite of services tailored to meet the diverse needs of modern data workloads.
These services include Blob Storage, File Storage, Queue Storage, and Table Storage, each meticulously designed to cater to our customers' evolving needs.

In the Azure Storage Data Management organization, we are on a mission to assist our customers in discovering, organizing, securing, governing, protecting, and optimizing their data throughout its lifecycle.
As we continue to innovate and expand our capabilities, we seek a Principal Software Engineering Manager who will lead a team that is at the forefront of our mission.
This role involves making data management at scale effortless by harnessing the power of AI to deliver innovative features and management solutions.

This opportunity will not only accelerate your career growth but also allow you to gain deep expertise in cloud storage technologies and make a substantial impact on a globally recognized platform.
Join us and be part of shaping the future of cloud storage technology.

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Responsibilities Attracts and retains a team of talented software engineers building highly scalable distributed services and infrastructure services.
Guides partnership with appropriate stakeholders (e.g., project manager, technical lead) to determine user requirements within and across teams.
Guides the team and leads identification of dependencies and the development of design documents for a product, application, service, or platform.
Researches and does not hesitate to dive deeper into technical issues to bring clarity to the team as needed.
Optimizes, debugs, refactors, and reuses code to improve performance and maintainability, effectiveness, and return on investment (ROI).
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.

Qualifications Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, or Python.
3+ years of experience in designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting distributed systems.
3+ years of experience in managing a team of engineers by setting clear expectations, keeping team members energized, and delivering great results.
5+ years of industry software engineering experiences, including delivering highly available cloud-based services and platforms.
Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science OR related technical field AND 10+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, OR Python OR Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, or Python.
Prior hands-on development experience including leading architecture for large scale system (storage, cloud computing) designing, and writing code, experience in coding in C++ or C.
Passionate about customer satisfaction, engineering excellence, and innovation with deep technical expertise in storage, big data, data management, or related domains.
Experience building applications on the Azure platform.

Software Engineering M5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S.
is USD $137,600 - $267,000 per year.
There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $180,400 - $294,000 per year.

Microsoft will accept applications and processes offers for these roles on an ongoing basis.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer.
Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances.
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