Engineering Manager - AI Experiences, Copilot Engineering
About The Position
Microsoft is seeking an Engineering Manager for Copilot Engineering to build AI experiences at the intersection of modality and intelligence. The team develops frontier AI experiences for Windows, including agentic actions, background autopilot experiences, computer-use agents that work across applications, and hybrid computing across devices and the cloud. Its goal is to make Windows an AI-first operating system. The role involves leading a team building and shipping new experiences for a platform used by more than a billion people, in a fast-paced and highly ambiguous environment. The Engineering Manager will lead full-stack engineers, contribute hands-on to code and infrastructure, and guide architecture and design. The role also includes planning and prioritizing projects, coordinating across teams, and delivering AI-powered features that shape how people interact with AI. Microsoft describes its culture as grounded in a growth mindset, innovation, collaboration, respect, integrity, accountability, and inclusion. AI Experiences employees who live within a 50-mile commute of a designated Microsoft Hub in the U.S. are expected to work from the office at least four days per week, subject to local law and jurisdictional variation.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field and 10+ years of technical engineering experience coding in languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python, or equivalent experience.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field and 12+ years of technical engineering experience coding in languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python; or a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field and 15+ years of such experience, or equivalent experience.
- 8+ years of people management experience.
Responsibilities
- Build and lead a team of full-stack engineers, including driving project planning, prioritizing work, and designing features.
- Guide teams and lead identification of dependencies and development of design documents for a product, application, service, or platform.
- Make hands-on contributions to the codebase and infrastructure.
- Guide architecture and design efforts by leading discussions, creating proposals and design documents, and ensuring solutions meet business, security, and compliance requirements.
- Ship AI-powered experiences that shape how millions of people will interact with AI.
- Drive implementation of features and systems by breaking long-term goals into clear milestones, aligning with release plans, and ensuring cross-team coordination.
- Embody Microsoft’s culture and values.
Benefits
- Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation; specific benefits are not detailed in the posting.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
