New 
Principal Software Engineering Manager
 Microsoft | |
 United States, Washington, Redmond | |
 Sep 26, 2025 | |
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OverviewCore Services Infrastructure and Security team in Microsoft Teams provides the foundational infrastructure, network, security, monitoring and governance to run planet scale distributed systems and microservices architecture that powers Microsoft Teams. Security and Reliability are at the heart of what this team aspires to do day in and day out.As a Principal Software Engineering Manager in Teams Core Services Infrastructure and Security team you will be responsible for the front door, routing, gateway, CDN, DNS and Network layers for the microservices powering Microsoft Teams. This opportunity will allow you to hone your skills in improving the reliability of such mission critical layers investing in active-active architectures at every possible level, improve your security acumen working with experts in the space and become adept at troubleshooting and securing the network layer.Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.
ResponsibilitiesOversees partnership with appropriate stakeholders (e.g., project manager, technical lead) to determine user requirements within and across teams for multiple solutions or product lines.Oversees teams and provides technical leadership for identification of dependencies and the development of design documents for a product, application, service, or platform.Optimizes, debugs, refactors, and reuses code to improve performance and maintainability, effectiveness, and return on investment (ROI).Oversees teams to drive multiple group's project plans, release plans, and work items in coordination with appropriate stakeholders (e.g., project managers) across products.Leads the resolution of complex site incidents and oversees for Designated Responsible Individuals (DRI) and directs the work of other engineers across product lines.Keeps informed of and communicates new security and reliability standards to ensure that the service development applies best practices and holds accountability for services that do not meet expectations.Embody ourcultureandvalues | |