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Principal Engineering Manager at Microsoft
Required Skills
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About the Role
Principal Engineering Manager leading a backend platform team for Viva Engage, responsible for developing core services that power all experiences. Must have 12+ years technical experience managing high-performing engineering teams to deliver highly available products at massive scale.Key Responsibilities
- Build, develop, grow and lead a team of high-performing engineers
- Scale the Engage platform to achieve projected growth and innovate on features
- Partner with Engineering teams, Product, Data Science stakeholders to drive strategic decisions
- Provide oversight, accountability, and leadership for technical architecture and decisions
- Oversee timely delivery of high quality solutions meeting customer needs and product strategy
Required Skills & Qualifications
Must Have:
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 12+ years technical engineering experience
- Solid track record of hiring, managing and coaching high performing engineering teams
- Experience building and shipping production grade products, timely and with high quality
- Ability to pass Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years
Nice to Have:
- Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 12+ years technical engineering experience
- 4+ years people management experience
- Experience with Azure cloud offerings such as Azure Postgres, Azure Cosmos DB
- Experience owning 24x7 cloud services available 99.9% or better
Benefits & Perks
- Industry leading healthcare