Software Engineering Manager at Microsoft

Responsibilities

• We’re looking for a Software Engineering Manager with experience managing software engineers to join our sustainability efforts in the Windows and Devices organization. In this role, the ideal candidate will lead a team of engineers who design, write, ship and motivate the creation of engineering and data products that optimize the energy emissions from the 1B+ Windows user base. The ideal candidate will forge partnerships with others across the engineering and program management disciplines, and with our insider ecosystem to drive improvements into the release of Windows. Finally, as a senior member of the team, the right candidate will have the opportunity to take on technical leadership roles and drive scenarios across teams, mentor and foster younger, less experienced engineers, and create and maintain a culture and environment that engenders diversity and inclusion.

Qualifications
Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 3+ years’ demonstrated experience of being a people manager/team leader.
• Strong design, debugging and problem-solving skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to influence outcomes and communicate technical content to general audiences

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor'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
• 7+ years of relevant industry software design and development experience working with a major programming/scripting language (C++, C#, Java, Python)
• Ability to resolve ambiguities effectively, prioritize and drive projects to completion, prioritize between multiple needs and adapt to changing circumstances
• Demonstrated history of promoting engineering excellence within a team; design for reliability, testing, measurement, and understanding of the complete software lifecycle
• Attention to detail; passion for great design
• Obsession for great end user experiences and outcomes
• Ability to grow and maintain organizational and interpersonal relationships