The Principal Engineering Manager will lead the AI Foundry Agents Platform within Microsoft's Core AI organization, focusing on enabling developers to build and deploy complex agents at enterprise scale. This role is crucial for driving customer adoption of Foundry services and engaging with the developer community. The manager will foster a collaborative team environment while ensuring alignment on technical direction and product evolution. The position emphasizes operational excellence and customer-centric development.

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field.
• 8+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements.

• Manage and coach engineers across levels, fostering collaboration and inclusion.
• Leverage data-driven insights to inform product direction and guide decision-making.
• Work with engineering teams to drive clarity and shared ownership of technical direction.
• Collaborate with partner teams to ensure seamless integration and delivery of features.
• Contribute to the development of core platform components that accelerate team velocity.
• Engage directly with customers to capture feedback and refine product messaging.
• Drive operational excellence in managing large-scale distributed systems.

• Employees at Microsoft are often offered comprehensive, “world-class” benefits—including health and mental-wellness programs, competitive pay with bonuses and stock awards, and retirement/savings options. Time-off and flexibility are common, with generous vacation and holidays, parental and caregiver leave, and flexible work schedules, alongside learning support, employee resource groups, product discounts, and matching-gifts/volunteering programs. Specific benefits can vary by region.