Principal Software Engineering Manager

Principal Software Engineering Manager | Microsoft Careers Skip to main content Microsoft Careers Careers Careers Search Search jobs Sign in Single PositionView All JobsPrincipal Software Engineering ManagerIndia, Karnataka, BangaloreApply nowAdd to cartFind out how well you match with this jobUpload your resumeJob descriptionCompany and benefitsJob number200044142Date postedJul 21, 2026Work site4 days / week in-officeTravelLess than 25%ProfessionSoftware EngineeringDisciplineSoftware EngineeringRole typePeople ManagerEmployment typeFull-TimeOverviewOnline advertising is one of the fastest-growing multi-billion-dollar businesses on the internet today. Search engines, publishers, ad networks, and exchanges serve billions of advertising impressions daily. Microsoft is continuously innovating to provide advertisers with world-class platforms and tools that help them reach customers effectively and grow their businesses.Within Microsoft Advertising Platform, we are building the next generation of marketing solutions that power digital commerce at global scale. The Microsoft Ads Editor team develops and operates Microsoft Advertising Editor, a cross-platform application used by advertisers to efficiently create, manage, and optimize large-scale advertising campaigns.As a Principal Software Engineer Manager, you will lead a high-performing engineering organization responsible for delivering innovative advertiser experiences, scalable architectures, and engineering excellence across the Editor ecosystem. You will provide technical and organizational leadership, drive long-term strategy, foster AI-native engineering practices, and collaborate across product, design, data science, and platform teams to build reliable, secure, accessible, and customer-centric solutions that power advertiser productivity worldwide.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.ResponsibilitiesDefine and drive the long-term technical vision, architecture, and engineering strategy for Microsoft Advertising Editor and its surrounding ecosystem.Lead a team of engineers to design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain highly performant, reliable, secure, and scalable advertiser experiences.Drive adoption of AI-native engineering practices and modern software development methodologies, ensuring responsible use of AI-assisted development tools throughout the software development lifecycle.Lead architecture and design discussions across teams, proactively identifying dependencies, risks, tradeoffs, and opportunities for platform simplification and reuse.Establish and continuously improve engineering excellence practices, including code quality, test automation, developer productivity, accessibility, reliability, security, telemetry, and operational readiness.Drive end-to-end execution across multiple teams from ideation and planning through deployment, experimentation, customer validation, and live-site operations.Champion a data-driven engineering culture through the use of telemetry, experimentation, operational metrics, engineering health indicators, and customer insights.Partner closely with Product Management, Design, Data Science, Platform, and partner teams to deliver innovative customer-focused solutions and business impact.Ensure products meet Microsoft's standards for privacy, security, accessibility, compliance, resiliency, and responsible AI.Lead live-site excellence and operational maturity, including incident management, root cause analysis, observability investments, and continuous reliability improvements.Attract,...