The Principal Software Engineering Manager will lead a team of software engineers within the Responsible AI group at Microsoft, focusing on building customer-facing AI services with a scalable and sustainable architecture. This role emphasizes high performance, low latency, and high availability in AI-generated and human-generated content. The manager will collaborate closely with engineers, scientists, and product managers to develop industry-leading Responsible AI services. The position requires a commitment to fostering a growth mindset and an inclusive work environment.

• 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.
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements.
• Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 12+ years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of directly managing software engineers building backend services, cloud infrastructure, or platforms.
• 5+ years technical engineering experience designing and delivering highly available, large-scale cloud services and distributed systems.
• 4+ years of technical engineering experience with machine learning model infrastructure, hosting, and operations.

• Lead a team of software engineers, hiring, growing, and upskilling their talent.
• Review the design and code artifacts that make up large-scale distributed cloud services and solutions.
• Lead project development across the organization and work with subject matter experts and stakeholders.
• Ensure systems owned by the team meet business requirements and service KPIs.
• Take end-to-end responsibility for the development lifecycle and production readiness of the services.
• Ensure the team follows best practices of modern software engineering through code and design reviews.
• Understand Microsoft businesses and collaborate with stakeholders towards cohesive, end-to-end experiences.
• Embrace a growth mindset and stay up to date with current technologies to improve customer experience.

• 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.