Senior SWE Manager

The Windows + Devices Fundamentals team is responsible for the reliability, compatibility, performance, battery life, and sustainability of Windows devices. Our work spans hardware and OEM partners, the operating system, and application layers - helping protect, manage, and enhance the fundamentals of the Windows ecosystem.

We are seeking aSenior Software Engineering Manager to lead a team developing the next generation of Windows device optimizations. As advances in AI, silicon, and software create new opportunities, you will guide technical direction, develop engineering talent, and drive execution that helps make exceptional device fundamentals a defining feature of Windows PCs.

This role is ideal for an engineering leader who combines strong systems expertise with a passion for developing people, solving complex technical problems, and delivering innovations that improve how people live, work, and play.

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

• Guide the team in using telemetry, experimentation, and trace analysis to understand software and hardware behavior, identify opportunities, and measure impact at scale.
• Lead complex, cross-stack investigations involving low-level debugging, performance analysis, reliability, and power optimization.
• Own the team's technical roadmap for Windows Fundamentals improvements, contribute to architecture, and align priorities with customer and business needs.
• Manage the design and delivery of well-defined solutions spanning hardware, firmware, operating-system, service, and application layers.
• Maintain a high engineering bar for quality, security, reliability, performance, maintainability, and operational excellence while driving predictable execution.
• Use data and customer insights to evaluate tradeoffs, manage risk, prioritize the team's work, and deliver measurable outcomes.
• Hire, coach, and retain a diverse team of engineers while collaborating with Windows teams, OEMs, silicon vendors, and hardware partners across the ecosystem.

Technologies

The team works with technologies including:

• C, C++, C#, Python, scripting and automation tools
• WinDbg, Windows Performance Analyzer, and ETW tracing
• Cosmos, Kusto, Asimov, and Azure-based trace-processing systems
• Power BI, statistics, and large-scale telemetry analysis
• Machine learning and AI models

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 10+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of people-management experience leading software engineers, including coaching, performance management, and career development.
• Experience leading the design, development, and optimization of complex system software or platform capabilities.
• Demonstrated success leading a team and delivering reliable products or services at scale.
• Solid technical judgment in software architecture, systems design, debugging, and engineering tradeoffs.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, prioritize work using data, and influence technical and product decisions across teams.
• Experience managing a team responsible for operating-system architecture, system-level development, or platform engineering.
• Solid knowledge of Windows internals, performance, reliability, or power optimization.
• Experience coordinating initiatives across hardware, firmware, operating-system, service, and application boundaries.
• Experience using large-scale telemetry, experimentation, statistical analysis, or Azure data platforms to guide engineering decisions.
• Track record of contributing to architecture and product direction while collaborating with multiple teams and senior stakeholders.

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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 .

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.