Microsoft · 6 hours ago
Principal Software Engineering Squad Leader
United States, Washington, Redmond
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$140K/yr - $275K/yr
6+ years expMicrosoft is a leading technology company focused on empowering every person and organization on the planet. The Principal Software Engineering Squad Leader will lead a team in shaping the technical strategy for the Sentinel Platform Data Plane, delivering scalable and secure systems while driving innovation and operational excellence.
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Responsibilities
Lead the team shaping the Sentinel Platform Data Plane’s technical strategy, delivering scalable, reliable, high performance, and secure systems at petabyte scale
Drive high scale distributed services for data ingestion, storage, and query workloads that power mission critical security scenarios
Partner across product, security, and platform teams to align priorities and deliver customer impacting outcomes, while ensuring operational excellence in reliability, live site health, efficiency, cost, and latency
Drive strategic clarity and customer focused decision making, leveraging deep technical expertise and market understanding to identify opportunities, forecast trends, and guide investments aligned to Sentinel Platform goals
Build dependable customer, partner, and stakeholder relationships, staying closely engaged to understand needs and ensure we deliver exceptional value that builds long-term trust
Grow and empower a high performing team, hiring and developing talent while fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and accountability
Enable cross functional execution across Sentinel Platform and Microsoft Security
Mentor the team to build dependable internal and external partnerships, design and deploy solutions that address threats, and meet all requirements for incident response and long-term prevention
Guide the team in defining new features and solutions that reduce recurrence and strengthen resilience
Oversee analytics and data driven insights, integrating key metrics, KPIs, and operational signals to identify trends and resolve customer issues
Drive strategies to close measurement gaps, prioritize findings effectively, and ensure timely resolution of high impact problems
Evaluate emerging analytical tools and technologies, sharing insights across teams to drive adoption and improve effectiveness
Qualification
Required
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
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
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
5+ years of experience designing, building, and operating scalable, highly available cloud services or distributed systems on platforms such as Azure, AWS, GCP, or comparable cloud environments, with production ownership and CI/CD pipeline integration
5+ years of experience managing software engineering teams, including responsibility for hiring, performance management, and career development
5+ years of experience working with distributed data processing frameworks such as Apache Spark, Databricks, or similar technologies to transform and manage large-scale datasets
5+ years of experience building systems with emphasis on reliability, durability, and operational efficiency, including experience with live site operations, incident response, and performance optimization
Company
Microsoft
Microsoft is a software corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells a range of software products and services.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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