Principal Group Engineering Manager
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 6, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 2, 2026. Microsoft scores B on the Alion truth index.
We are looking for a Principal Software Engineering Manager to lead a significant engineering area. You will lead through teams and senior technical leaders, combining deep technical judgment, organizational leadership, and end-to-end accountability for customer outcomes.
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.
Responsibilities
- Lead, coach, and grow engineering teams and senior technical leaders.
- Own engineering strategy, architecture, execution, and operational excellence across a major product area.
- Drive end-to-end systems ownership, moving beyond individual component boundaries.
- Raise the bar on reliability, security, quality, scalability, and engineering velocity.
- Build an AI-native engineering culture, using agentic engineering, evidence-based debugging, and automated validation to improve engineering outcomes.
- Partner across IC3, M365 Core, and dependent teams to drive technical alignment and deliver customer impact.
- Attract, develop, and retain exceptional engineering talent.
Qualifications
Required/Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field 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.
Additional or preferred qualifications
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:
- Significant experience building and operating large-scale cloud/distributed systems.
- Proven experience leading engineering teams and developing engineering leaders.
- Solid technical judgment across architecture, reliability, security, and service engineering.
- Demonstrated ability to lead complex, cross-team engineering initiatives.
- Solid customer orientation, communication, and organizational leadership skills.
This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.