Microsoft · 1 hour ago
Principal Software Engineering Manager
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$140K/yr - $275K/yr
6+ years expMicrosoft is on a mission to build the next generation of distributed AI supercomputers. As a Principal Software Engineering Manager, you will lead a team in developing foundational components of Azure’s AI networking infrastructure to enhance performance and reliability of AI platforms.
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Responsibilities
Hire, manage, and grow a high-performing team of software engineers, fostering a culture of excellence, inclusion, and innovation
Lead the design and development of large-scale distributed systems and services that power Azure’s AI infrastructure
Drive engineering planning and execution while ensuring alignment with organizational OKRs and long-term strategy
Establish lean, scalable, and efficient processes that promote innovation and engineering rigor
Deliver best-in-class engineering by ensuring services and components are modular, secure, reliable, diagnosable, observable, and reusable
Improve test coverage, automation, and integration testing to proactively identify and resolve reliability gaps
Ensure live-site reliability and service health through robust monitoring, telemetry, and automation
Collaborate across Microsoft and partner organizations to deliver cohesive, end-to-end infrastructure solutions
Apply data-driven insights to optimize performance, scalability, and customer satisfaction
Champion Microsoft’s culture by modeling, coaching, and caring—nurturing diversity, inclusion, and continuous growth for your team and peers
Qualification
Required
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
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
4+ years people management experience
10+ years of professional software design and development experience in large-scale distributed systems
Experience building and operating networking infrastructure for hyperscale datacenters or AI clusters
Hands-on experience with networking technologies in AI-specific hardware (e.g., InfiniBand, ROCE, MRC, NVLink)
In-depth understanding of networking protocols (e.g., Ethernet, TCP/IP, RDMA, gRPC) and distributed systems
Familiarity with network virtualization, software-defined networking (SDN), or network performance tuning
Familiarity with AI accelerators such as GPUs (NVIDIA, AMD) or TPUs, and how they interact with networking infrastructure
Experience with telemetry and observability tools for network monitoring at scale
Background in building scalable and fault-tolerant systems in large, distributed environments
Company
Microsoft
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