Principal Engineering Manager

Microsoft 365 is a comprehensive suite of productivity tools and cloud-based services offered by Microsoft, designed to empower individuals and organizations to achieve more, collaborate efficiently, and enhance their digital workflows.  

We are looking for a Principal Software Engineering Manager  in the PowerPoint team. As an engineering manager in PowerPoint team, you will have the exciting opportunity to contribute to the development and enhancement of one of the most widely used presentation software in the world.  

In this role, you’ll drive a dynamic team of engineers to design and build features for PowerPoint for the web, empowering users to create compelling stories and visually captivating presentations. PowerPoint for the web enables users to create, edit, and present slideshows seamlessly within their browsers. By collaborating with cross-functional teams, understanding user needs, and leveraging the latest technologies, you will shape the future of PowerPoint. Your responsibilities will involve working on a robust and scalable platform, optimizing techniques to ensure a seamless user experience for millions of users worldwide.  

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline AND 12+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience
• Experience building and shipping production grade products, timely and with high quality. 
• Good verbal and written communication skills and ability to work cross- team in collaborative environment.  

Other Requirements

Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to, the following specialized security screenings:

Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science OR related technical field AND 10+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript,OR Python
  • OR Master'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
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 4+ years people management experience.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.

• Lead an engineering team, own product areas as well as define the technical and product roadmap.   

• Build reliable and scalable systems, establishing rigorous engineering processes to ensure service quality and agility of delivery of new capabilities.   

• Partner with Product Management, Design and Data Science to drive execution excellence across disciplines and deliver customer focused experiences with great business impact.    

• Be responsible for creating and fostering a healthy, collaborative, inclusive & supportive team culture.