Principal Software Engineer Manager, Windows Hardware Security

Microsoft•Redmond, WA

2d•$165,600 - $331,200

About The Position

Windows Security protects Windows from the hardware up. The Principal Software Engineer Manager leads the engineering organization responsible for foundational technologies that establish trust across Windows devices and cloud services. The role spans security firmware and software shipping on Windows devices, Microsoft Pluton as an integrated security foundation, hardware-rooted platform security capabilities, and cloud-based device attestation services. This is a highly technical leadership role at the intersection of silicon, operating systems, security, and cloud services. The leader sets technical direction in complex and evolving areas, develops engineering leaders and teams, and turns emerging threats and technologies into durable customer protections. The organization partners across Windows, Azure, Microsoft Security, silicon and device partners, and industry standards organizations to advance platform security for Windows customers.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field and 8+ years of technical engineering experience coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python, or equivalent experience.
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements, including passing the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire or transfer and every two years thereafter.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field and 10+ years of technical engineering experience coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, or Python, or equivalent experience.
6+ years of people management experience leading software engineering teams.
Experience designing, building, shipping, or operating security-critical software, operating system components, embedded systems, firmware, hardware-integrated software, or large-scale cloud services.
Experience leading complex engineering programs involving multiple teams, organizations, or external partners.
Experience defining technical strategy and translating it into engineering execution and measurable customer outcomes.
Experience with operating system, platform, or hardware security architecture.
Experience with hardware roots of trust, security processors, secure boot, firmware security, cryptography, device identity, TPM technologies, confidential computing, or remote attestation.
Experience building and operating highly available cloud services with security-sensitive workloads and demanding reliability requirements.
Experience partnering with silicon vendors, device manufacturers, standards bodies, or other technology ecosystem partners.
Experience leading engineering managers and senior technical leaders in a multi-team organization.
Experience responding to security vulnerabilities or incidents and translating findings into systematic platform improvements.
Experience influencing technical strategy across organizational boundaries and communicating complex engineering and security topics to senior leaders.
Experience developing inclusive teams and growing engineers and engineering leaders across career stages.

Responsibilities

Lead engineering strategy and execution for Windows Hardware Security, including Microsoft Pluton, hardware and firmware security, hardware-rooted platform security capabilities, and cloud-based attestation services.
Define and drive a cohesive chip-to-cloud security architecture connecting hardware roots of trust with Windows security capabilities and cloud services.
Advance Microsoft Pluton as a foundation for security innovation across the Windows ecosystem, coordinating across hardware, firmware, operating system, and service boundaries.
Lead the engineering and evolution of Windows attestation services so devices and services can establish identity, integrity, and trusted security state using hardware-backed security signals.
Lead the design, development, delivery, and operation of security-critical software, firmware, and services, emphasizing security, reliability, scalability, performance, quality, and operational excellence.
Partner with silicon vendors, device manufacturers, industry standards organizations, and Microsoft engineering teams to influence hardware security architecture and bring emerging capabilities into Windows.
Identify emerging threats and technology shifts and translate them into engineering strategy, product roadmaps, and systematic security improvements.
Drive engineering excellence across Windows product engineering and cloud service development, including architecture, testing, telemetry, reliability, incident response, secure development, and live-site operations.
Create clarity across complex cross-organizational initiatives, make engineering and business tradeoffs, and ensure accountability for customer outcomes.
Build, coach, and grow a high-performing organization of engineering managers and engineers, developing technical leaders and fostering curiosity, collaboration, accountability, and continuous learning.
Represent Microsoft and Windows Security with senior internal and external partners on hardware, platform security, and attestation topics.
Use emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, to improve engineering effectiveness, security analysis, operational efficiency, and responsiveness to evolving threats.