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Do you want to build and ship new Azure services from the ground up? Does working with and contributing to Open-Source Software sound exciting? The Azure Developer Division team at Microsoft India Development Center (IDC) is growing a team of talented engineers and product managers to help us build and ship Azure services targeted to developers building applications and services in Azure. Our team mission is to make Azure the best cloud for all developers. Working with strategic ISV partners we will deliver services that expand access to open source and 3 rd party technologies in the Azure cloud. As we scale to multiple open source and 3 rd party technologies, we want to build high performing teams continuously learning and improving engineering efficiency and effectiveness while delivering high quality business results.

We are hiring seasoned Engineering Managers to lead new projects related to Azure services in the above areas. We are looking for strong, self-motivated and results-driven individuals who can thrive in dynamic, fast-paced environments. We value a healthy work environment where growth mindset, openness, trust, diversity, respect, and care are strong cultural values. As a Senior Engineering Manager, you will provide technical and people leadership for an excellent team of engineers. You will have end-to-end ownership for the service, and you will be responsible for stakeholder collaboration, design, roadmap planning, technical direction, and efficient execution with agile delivery. You will be an excellent manager supporting your team members and help them grow in a healthy and inclusive work environment while exemplifying Microsoft culture and values.

Responsibilities

• Lead, hire, and grow a diverse world-class team of software engineers.

• Lead delivery for a highly scalable cloud native service working with engineers and peer teams.

• Partner with product management, partners, customers, and other stakeholders to define requirements, scope projects and ship products in rapid, iterative cycles.

• Stay up to date on industry trends around web development, testing, cloud native technologies, OSS and dev ops processes, mentoring team on innovation, modern design, and service engineering.

• Support customers and live site in a dev ops model.

• Build for security, privacy, scale, reliability, and compliance.

• Lead others by exemplifying growth mindset, inclusiveness, teamwork, and customer obsession.

• Mentor, coach and grow engineers while modeling care, respect, and inclusiveness.

Qualifications

• BE/BTech/BS or MS degree in Computer Science or equivalent field.

• 10+ years of industry experience building and shipping software using modern programming languages such as C#, C++, Java, Go or Python.

• Track record of delivering significant engineering projects across multiple ship cycles.

• At least 4 years of experience in people management.

• Demonstrated history of leading successful engineering teams that work well together.

• Strong technical and problem-solving skills.

• Customer obsession and passion for shipping high quality products.

• Excellent planning, execution, and communication skills.

Preferred:

• Experience working in a Linux environment and/or with open source projects

• Experience building and shipping a large-scale cloud service is a big plus

• Experience with cloud infrastructure such as Azure, AWS or GCP

• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and DevOps tools and processes

• Experience working with geo-distributed engineering teams and XFN partners

• Experience in site-reliability engineering practices and supporting scalable live site services

• Experience growing and mentoring engineers

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.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .