Principal Software Engineering Manager
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 16, 2026. First seen by Alion on Jul 27, 2026. Microsoft scores B on the Alion truth index.
Engineering leaders on the Microsoft Edge Web Platform team build the foundational technologies that shape how hundreds of millions of people experience the web and AI-powered computing. Edge operates at massive scale and extends beyond a traditional browser as a gateway to Microsoft's products and AI ecosystem. This role offers the opportunity to shape a widely used web platform by advancing its performance, capabilities, and user experience.
As a Principal Software Engineering Manager on the Edge Web Platform team, you will lead a team of engineers who own core primitives of the web platform, spanning areas such as networking and navigation, media and storage, rendering and layout, web APIs and JavaScript engine, developer and app platform. You will set technical direction, grow and coach a high-performing team, and deliver interoperable implementations that improve browsing across Microsoft Edge and Chromium.
You will help drive web standards and collaborate with the broader standards community, other browser vendors, and internal partner teams to bring new capabilities to the platform. You will guide your team to design and own platform features with a focus on correctness, performance, compatibility, and security at web scale, from early exploration and prototyping through shipping and long-term ownership.
Success in this role requires depth in browser or runtime systems, solid systems thinking, and the ability to lead both people and projects end to end. You will balance hands-on technical leadership with building an inclusive team and developing the engineers on it.
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.
Starting January 26, 2026, Microsoft AI (MAI) employees who live within a 50- mile commute of a designated Microsoft office in the U.S. or 25-mile commute of a non-U.S., country-specific location are expected to work from the office at least four days per week. This expectation is subject to local law and may vary by jurisdiction.
Responsibilities
- People and Team Leadership
- Build, lead, and grow a diverse, inclusive, and high-performing engineering team; hire, coach, and develop engineers and support their long-term career growth.
- Set technical strategy and priorities for one or more web platform areas, and drive execution across multiple projects and release cycles.
- Foster a culture of engineering excellence, accountability, and inclusion, and model a growth mindset across the team.
- Manage team health, delivery, and operational quality, and represent your team's work to senior leadership and partner organizations.
- Technical Leadership
- Drive high-quality API and architecture design across Microsoft and the broader web ecosystem, including through standards forums, to improve interoperability.
- Guide your team's contributions to Chromium in areas that can be shared across Chromium-based browsers.
- Deliver web platform innovations across key browser engine areas, grounded in customer and developer needs, with a focus on correctness, performance, compatibility, and security at web scale.
- Partner with product, design, standards bodies, community groups, and partner teams to align the roadmap and land features end to end.
- Embody Microsoft's culture and values.
Qualifications
Required 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.
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:
- 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 Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field 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.
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Software Engineering M5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $142,800 - $274,800 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $188,000 - $304,200 per year.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
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.