Principal Software Engineering Manager

Microsoft is seeking a Principal Software Engineering Manager to join their Azure Data engineering team. This role is part of the Azure SQL Database Storage/IO resource governance team within the Microsoft Azure's C+ AI organization. The team is responsible for ensuring high efficiency of operations while interacting with storage that persists data, maintaining Quality of Service (QoS) for latency and bandwidth, and managing storage allocation for over 100 million databases.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading and developing a team of 6+ engineers
• Delivering high business impact projects on-time with quality
• Providing technical insight on architecture, design, code reviews, development, quality assurance, and live site management
• Defining scope and accountabilities between teams
• Partnering with peer teams working in similar areas

The ideal candidate will have:

• 8+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages like C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
• 2+ years of experience managing and leading teams
• Strong design, implementation, and communication skills
• Experience with at-scale distributed systems and large-scale data analytics
• Knowledge of operating systems concepts (scheduling, caching, memory management)

This role offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies, build and improve database storage infrastructure, and contribute to Microsoft's mission of empowering every person and organization on the planet to achieve more. The position is based in Bangalore, Karnataka, India, and may require 0-25% travel.

Microsoft offers a comprehensive benefits package, including industry-leading healthcare, educational resources, savings and investments, parental leave, and generous time off. The company is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment.