Software Engineer 2

The Microsoft 365  India team is looking for a high caliber and highly motivated Software Engineering Manager to lead the planning, design, implementation and shipping of a few critical components for a strategic project for M365 business.

The Microsoft 365 India team is building a set of next generation of AI powered experiences for Microsoft 365 on all platforms (web, desktop, Android and iOS). Besides, the team is engaged in creating a new product line for the emerging markets for humans who use only mobile devices or do most of their work while being mobile. Here your work has the potential to reach billions of users worldwide and to impact Microsoft business and its stakeholders. Already Microsoft 365 have more than 100+ Million MAU.

The Engineering Manager will be expected to lead the team towards a solid vision of the agile and cross-platform engineering, be responsible for a solid architecture and amazing performance and quality, manage a great team, and remove any and all obstacles that are preventing the team from delivering as fast as they can. He must be self-driven, proactive, results-oriented and have the ability to work with minimal ongoing direction from higher up. The candidate can expect to build a wide range of skills and experiences in this role. The candidate should have experience in all phases of the development cycle, preferably on large-scale commercial products including collaborating across the groups and cross discipline with Design, PM and our partner teams.

BS degree in computer science, engineering or equivalent degree

• 8+ years of software development experience with C, C++ or Java
• Proven track record as a strong and effective engineering leader - managing and growing successful teams
• Strong customer focus and passion for doing the right thing for the customer
• Proven ability to establish trusted, effective relationships across diverse sets of stakeholders
• Excellent communication skills and cross group collaboration
• Ability to quickly pick up existing concepts and employ new techniques and strong problem solving

•Any exposure to Office technology, iOS / Android / Azure Services is desirable

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.

The Engineering Manager will be expected to lead the team towards a solid vision of the agile and cross-platform engineering, be responsible for a solid architecture and amazing performance and quality, manage a great team, and remove any and all obstacles that are preventing the team from delivering as fast as they can. He must be self-driven, proactive, results-oriented and have the ability to work with minimal ongoing direction from higher up. The candidate can expect to build a wide range of skills and experiences in this role. The candidate should have experience in all phases of the development cycle, preferably on large-scale commercial products including collaborating across the groups and cross discipline with Design, PM and our partner teams.