Principal Software Engineering Manager

Microsoft • Redmond, WA

19h

About The Position

Core AI is at the forefront of Microsoft’s mission to redefine how software is built and experienced. We are responsible for building the foundational platforms, services, programming models, and developer experiences that power the next generation of applications using Generative AI. Our work enables developers and enterprises to harness the full potential of AI to create intelligent, adaptive, and transformative software.
The Principal Engineering Manager in this role leads AI Foundry Agents Platform in the Core AI organization that enables developers to build complex agents using this framework and seamlessly deploy those agents to production at enterprise scale with Foundry. This framework is critical to the success of Core AI organization as it becomes a vehicle for gaining mind share with the developer and open-source community on how to build complex agents with multi-agent orchestration, pre-built and custom tools and seamless hooks to deploy those agents to production. The framework also becomes a major source for driving customer adoption to Foundry services. T
Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more, and we’re dedicated to this mission across every aspect of our company. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. Join us and help shape the future of the world.

Requirements

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead and Develop the Team - Manage and coach engineers across levels, foster collaboration and inclusion, and drive career growth through mentoring and feedback.
• Drive Strategic Clarity: Leverage data-driven insights and competitive intelligence to inform product direction, identify opportunities, and guide decision-making.
• Foster Engineering Alignment: Work with the engineering teams and partner organizations by driving clarity, alignment, and shared ownership of technical direction.
• Deliver Cohesive End-to-End Experiences: Collaborate closely with partner teams—including experience, SDK, and platform groups—to ensure seamless integration and delivery of features across the stack.
• Build Foundational Capabilities: Contribute to and lead the development of core platform components and reusable building blocks that accelerate team velocity and product innovation.
• Champion Customer-Centric Development: Engage directly with customers and product teams to capture feedback, understand demand signals, and refine product messaging—ensuring the voice of the customer shapes product evolution.
• Lead Live Site Excellence: Drive operational excellence in managing and operating large-scale distributed systems with a high bar for service-level agreements (SLAs). Lead root cause analyses (RCAs) for key live site incidents and outages, identify systemic improvements, and set high standards for reliability and performance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees