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Principal Software Engineering Manager at Microsoft

Department: Software Engineering

Compensation

$142,800 – $274,800/yr

Setup
On-site
Location
Redmond, Washington
Type
Full-time
Level
staff+
Posted

Description

Microsoft is hiring a Principal Software Engineering Manager to lead Client Telemetry within its Azure Data Observability platform. The role combines technical leadership with people management, setting multi-year architecture direction, owning high-volume production service reliability, advancing security and compliance, driving cross-organization initiatives, and developing engineers. Candidates need a bachelor's degree in computer science or a related technical field and at least six years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python, plus the ability to meet Microsoft security screening requirements. The typical U.S. base pay range is USD 142,800–274,800 per year, with higher ranges for the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area.

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