Principal Software Engineering Manager

Overview Microsoft 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. Responsibilities Manage, 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 Qualifications Required 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 will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter. Preferred Qualifications ​ ​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, JavaScript, or Python 4+ years people management experience.​ Proven track record of mentoring engineers and developing them into senior and principal contributors. Experience operating distributed services with strong reliability, availability, and performance targets (SLAs/SLOs). Background designing or scaling data platforms, analytics, or large-scale storage and compute systems. Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to partner across engineering, product, and program teams. Excellent communication skills, with the ability to create clarity and drive alignment in ambiguous, fast-moving environments. #azdat #azuredata ​ ​#cloud #scale #azure ​ Software Engineering M5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $142,800 - $274,800 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 $188,000 - $304,200 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled. Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. 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. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.