Principal Software Engineering Manager

Are you excited about building AI-powered capabilities that help protect our customers from

cybersecurity threats? Do you enjoy designing & building full-stack products that provide value to our

Enterprise customers? Do you thrive in a collaborative and a data-driven environment? Do you enjoy

working with talented feature teams including data scientists, software engineers, product managers,

and security researchers? If so, you'll love our collaborative, fast-growing, and fun group with a startup

mindset.

We are part of the Defender Experts product unit (part of Microsoft’s Security division). Our mission is

to help protect our customers with innovative AI-powered & full-stack capabilities, combined with

human-powered intelligence. We are committed to defending Microsoft customers from cyber-attacks

as well as providing sophisticated capabilities to protect their digital assets. Making our customers

succeed with our solutions is what excites us every day! We are a diverse group with people from a

wide variety of backgrounds, prior work & life experiences. We foster a strong culture of learning & a

collaborative work environment. We are a collaborative, fast growing, and fun group with a startup

mindset.

We are building multiple managed services/product offerings for Enterprise customers. Our products

combine backend/cloud services, Big Data processing, and state-of-the-art Generative AI/LLMs to

deliver scalable and intelligent solutions. With an intuitive and easy-to-use UX, we aim to delight both

our customers and security researchers. Our products offer a big growth opportunity for our division.

We work with partners across the Microsoft Security division (including the Security CoPilot

team) to innovate in our products and services

10+ years of industry-experience building/delivering high-quality software.

5+ years of experience in cloud-based services, AI-powered features, and full-stack

capabilities

4+ years of experience leading a team of engineers.

Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate within a multi-disciplinary

team

Expertise in C#, Java, C++ or equivalent programming languages

Proficient in Secure Software Development Life Cycle

BS, MS, or PhD degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or related

fields or related course work

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We are looking for a Principal Engineering Manager to lead a team of talented Software

Engineers working on AI-powered full-stack product capabilities. Key responsibilities include

the following.

· Lead the design and implementation of AI powered features, bigdata processes and backend services that are scalable, highly available, and compliant · Help the team in all aspects of the engineering life cycle including project planning, prioritization of work, designing & implementing features · Support, mentor, and help engineers grow building an inclusive team environment where everyone can deliver their best work · Advocate for and maintain a culture of high-quality software development · Partner closely with our Data Science, Product Management, and Security Research teams · Help the team meet related engineering & business goals