Principal Software Engineering Manager

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Microsoft is a company where passionate innovators come to collaborate, envision what can be and take their careers further. This is a world of more possibilities, more innovation, more openness, and the sky is the limit thinking in a cloud-enabled world.

Microsoft’s Azure Data engineering team is leading the transformation of analytics in the world of data with products like databases, data integration, big data analytics, messaging & real-time analytics, and business intelligence. The products in our portfolio include Microsoft Fabric, Azure SQL DB, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure PostgreSQL, Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Service Bus, Azure Event Grid, and Power BI. Our mission is to build the data platform for the age of AI, powering a new class of data-first applications and driving a data culture.

​​Within Azure Data, the big data analytics team provides a range of products that enable data engineers and data scientists to extract intelligence from all data – structured, semi-structured, and unstructured. We build the Data Engineering, Data Science, and Data Integration pillars of Microsoft Fabric.​

As a Principal Software Engineering Manager in the Fabric SQL Data Warehouse team, you will get an amazing opportunity to demonstrate leadership at both business and technology level. You will have the opportunity to extend your knowledge about the products in the Data Warehousing space, influence the direction in which the product evolves, as well as help define the next generation engineering systems that the teams building world-class products work on. You will be part of DW Swift team, which is a full-stack engineering team within Fabric SQL Data Warehouse, focused on building world-class infrastructure and engineering systems to accelerate feature development and delivery for the next-generation SaaS Enterprise Data Warehouse. Our immediate mission is to enable rapid, predictable, and high-quality product releases by driving core changes across both the product and its surrounding systems. This includes designing and implementing next-gen infrastructure that empowers fast, reliable development cycles. We’re tackling complex challenges such as deployment automation, cluster provisioning, branching strategies, and robust validation pipelines—leveraging cutting-edge technologies, including AI, to shift quality left and streamline engineering workflows.

We are seeking a proactive and adaptable professional who thrives in dynamic, high-stakes environments. The ideal candidate is hands-on and comfortable navigating ambiguity and shifting priorities. You will work across multiple teams, often starting with limited information, and be expected to think on your feet, untangle complex issues, and drive clarity. Experience with Azure or other large-scale cloud infrastructure services is desirable. You should be passionate about rapid iteration in a startup-like setting and capable of delivering results under tight deadlines. Strong collaboration skills are required to build shared goals and drive consensus among diverse stakeholders.

This position involves cross-functional collaboration across multiple teams and components within the Fabric SQL Data Warehouse and SQL Server ecosystem. This role emphasizes supporting internal stakeholders - primarily engineers and release managers who are considered our core customers. You will work closely with these teams to ensure smooth integration, delivery, and operational excellence across the platform. We are a close-knit, collaborative team that values diversity, continuous learning, and data-driven decision-making. We embrace agile development and are passionate about delivering exceptional developer and customer experiences.

If you're excited about building foundational systems that empower engineering at scale, we’d love to have you join us!

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We do not just value differences or different perspectives. We seek them out and invite them in so we can tap into the collective power of everyone in the company. As a result, our customers are better served.

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Required/Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
• Experience in design and development of computing systems
• People management experience and leading teams delivering complex cross functional features with high business impact.

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/Additional Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 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 technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
• Experience working on infrastructure, engineering systems, and deployments supporting development of largescale enterprise-class distributed systems software
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment working with several teams to develop and maintain reliable environments and infrastructure services
• Proven track record in delivering reliable, scalable and highly performant end-to-end solutions
• Excellent communication and demonstrated ability to drive cross-team improvements
• Hands-on engineering experience developing and managing scalable cloud services across technologies such as Azure, AWS or GCP
  

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• Build and maintain highly reliable cluster/distributed environments and enable engineers to rapidly deploy bits and verify their changes end to end
• Design, develop and maintain highly reliable engineering systems and infrastructure that enable building world class products leveraging new technologies and AI - where internal engineers are one of our primary customers
• Work with a large set of engineers across orgs and teams to troubleshoot issues, find root causes and bring them to closure
• Work in a high stake, fast paced environment under time pressure and deliver results
• Support development teams and internal stakeholders by maintaining and running tight and efficient engineering systems and services
• Partner with stakeholders (e.g., project manager, technical leads) to define product requirements and create technical designs for future product capabilities
• Collaborate with, mentor, and influence members within the team and across other teams at Microsoft
• Lead by example in producing extensible and maintainable code with a focus on security, reliability, diagnosability, and performance
• Lead design discussions with the team and share learnings from investigations, holding ownership for design decisions
• Contribute to the product vision, roadmap, architecture, and planning
• Participate in on-call rotation for maintaining service health along with other things
• Embody our culture and values