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 ManagerUnited States, Washington, RedmondApply nowAdd to cartFind out how well you match with this jobUpload your resumeJob descriptionCompany and benefitsJob number200041976Date postedJul 20, 2026Work site3 days / week in-officeTravelLess than 25%ProfessionSoftware EngineeringDisciplineSoftware EngineeringRole typePeople ManagerEmployment typeFull-TimeOverviewMicrosoft is where passionate innovators come to collaborate, imagine what's possible, and take their careers further. In a cloud-enabled world, we bring more possibility, more innovation, and more openness to everything we build.Microsoft's Azure Data engineering team is leading the transformation of analytics in the world of data through products spanning databases, data integration, big data analytics, messaging and real-time analytics, and business intelligence. Our portfolio includes Microsoft Fabric, Azure SQL DB, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure PostgreSQL, Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Service Bus, Azure Event Grid, and Power BI. Our mission is to build the data platform for the age of AI, powering a new class of data-first applications and driving a data culture.Within Azure Data, the Microsoft Fabric platform team builds and maintains the operating system that gives customers a unified data stack to run their entire data estate, delivering a unified experience, unified governance, a unified business model, and a unified architecture.We are hiring an Engineering Manager to lead a team of 12+ individual contributors on the Fabric Platform team. In this role you will guide, grow, and support your engineers while setting technical direction and delivery for the team. The ideal leader has experience managing and developing engineering teams, along with a background running high-scale cloud services across multiple regions. You can quickly diagnose and resolve problems across a complex service and drive scalability principles across every tier of the platform. Hands-on experience with Azure services is a plus, and exposure to AI and agentic technologies is also a plus.We do not simply value different perspectives; we seek them out and invite them in so we can tap into the collective power of everyone at the company. As a result, our customers are better served.ResponsibilitiesManage, coach, and support a team of 12+ individual contributors on the Fabric Platform team.Grow the team by developing engineers into independent senior and principal contributors.Create clarity for the team by setting the right priorities and direction for scaling the service.Apply high-scale design principles across every tier of the service.Draw on your experience managing high-scale cloud services to guide the team in running the platform reliably across multiple regions.Quickly diagnose and drive resolution of problems across a complex, distributed service.Set technical direction and delivery for the team, aligning execution with the broader Azure Data and Microsoft Fabric mission.Partner across Azure Data to deliver a unified data platform experience, governance, and architecture for customers.Embody our culture and values QualificationsRequired Qualifications: ​​Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.​ Additional Requirements: 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...