Senior Software Engineering Manager- Azure Ecosystems Engineering

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Developers are working hard to build our new reality, and the Azure Experience & Ecosystems Engineering team is here to help. The team’s product, Microsoft Learn, offers learning paths, content, and interactive experiences that help people develop the skills that in-demand jobs require. As such, we contribute directly to Microsoft's mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.

As a Senior Software Engineering Manager in Azure Experience & Ecosystems Engineering team, you will lead our engineering team and positively impact how people experience Microsoft's technology. You will be responsible for building Content and Learning experiences through constant innovation, design, and implementing state-of-the-art systems. This opportunity will allow you to learn from unique engineering challenges in AI, frontend and backend services and leverage AI to shape Microsoft Learn into a trusted, personalized knowledge platform that meets developers where they are.

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.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of professional experience in cloud service development using one or more of these technologies: Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), JavaScript, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), .NET, Node.js, Representational State Transfer Application Programming Interfaces (REST APIs).
• 2+ years of people management experience.
• 1+ year(s) of demonstrated problem-solving, design, and debugging skills, with a passion for quality, performance, and engineering excellence.

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:

• Experience with cloud-native architecture, microservices, and asynchronous workflows.
• Demonstrated experience mentoring engineers and fostering a culture of technical excellence, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
• Proficiency in navigating ambiguity and driving clarity in early-stage platform development.
• Experience leading with a growth mindset and the ability to drive constant improvement in how we work.

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• Coaches and supports partnership with appropriate stakeholders (e.g., product managers, design team, software architects) to determine user requirements within teams.
• Coaches teams and drives identification of dependencies and the development of design documents for a product, application, service, or platform.
• Coaches team members within the team in producing extensible and maintainable code.
• Coaches team to drive multiple group's project plans, release plans, and work items in coordination with appropriate stakeholders (e.g., project managers).
• Coaches others and acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) and guides other engineers across products, working on call to monitor system/product/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions.
• Seeks new knowledge that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale and shares knowledge with other engineers.