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Principal Software Engineering Manager, Windows Platform & Developer Team

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Microsoft

Redmond, WA (In Person)

Full-Time

Posted 2 weeks ago (Updated 4 days ago) • Actively hiring

Expires 7/1/2026

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Job Description

As the Principal Software Engineering Manager within the Windows Agentic Operating Systems Engineering team, you will be responsible for: Owning the technical direction for new agentic capabilities, from design to delivery. Lead, mentor, and grow a team of engineers, including running effective 1:1s, providing direct feedback, and building clear growth paths for engineers at each stage of their career. Recruiting and retaining top systems engineering talent, with a bias toward people who are curious about and energized by AI-native development. Represent your team's work to leadership, communicating judgement in trade-offs, communicating decisions, risks, and strategic context with clarity and confidence. Thought leadership for the broader organization.
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience. 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 4+ years of people management experience. Ability to communicate technical details clearly across organizational boundaries. Methodical analytical skills with systematic and structured approach to software design Confident and articulate in expressing ideas to a mixed audience with varying views and challenges. A sense of personal ownership and accountability, together with the ability to develop and deliver to deadlines while managing internal stakeholder expectations. Self-motivated with a dependable drive for reaching across teams and organizations to make progress collaboratively.