Principal Software Engineering Manager - GitHub Plan and Track (CoreAI) at Microsoft

Department: Software Engineering

Compensation · Listed in posting

$165,600 – $296,400/yr

Setup: Remote
Location: Redmond, Washington
Type: Full-time
Level: staff+
Posted: Oct 1, 2026

Description

GitHub is hiring a Principal Software Engineering Manager to lead distributed full-stack engineering teams and provide technical leadership for complex, scalable software products. The role owns technical strategy, architecture, code quality, testing practices, modern AI development tools, and employee growth, while contributing to a Ruby on Rails, React, and TypeScript codebase. Candidates need a bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field and at least eight years of technical engineering experience; the role requires Microsoft Cloud background screening and offers a U.S. base pay range of USD 165,600 to USD 296,400 per year.

Required Skills

System architecture
Ruby on Rails
React
TypeScript
AI development tools
Code reviews
Testing practices
People management
Distributed teams

Additional Information

Minimum Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field
Required Previous Experiences: At least 8 years of technical engineering experience with coding in C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python or equivalent experience
At least 6 years of people management experience
At least 3 years of experience leading distributed software engineering teams
At least 5 years of hands-on experience with modern web stacks such as Rails, Go, React, MySQL, or GraphQL
Preferred Qualifications: Master's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field
12+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
15+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
Strong customer focus and data-driven approach
Excellent analytical and verbal and written communication skills
Clear and effective communication across technical and non-technical audiences
Passion, self-motivation, and ability to work in a fast-paced environment
Translation Company Name: Microsoft

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