Principal Software Engineering Manager

Quick Facts

• Role: Principal Software Engineering Manager

• Focus: Architecture and development of an agent runtime platform for long-running, extensible AI agents in Microsoft 365 Copilot experiences

Description

Lead the architecture and evolution of core runtime infrastructure that enables intelligent agent workloads, including agentic memory and conversation storage. Drive AI-native engineering with responsible AI practices across the SDLC, and improve quality and reliability through code reviews, debugging, telemetry, and incident retrospectives. Manage cross-team delivery, deployments, live-site health, observability, and people growth while ensuring security, compliance, and maintainability.

Responsibilities

• Architect and evolve core runtime infrastructure for agentic memory, conversation storage, and the agent runtime platform components for M365 Copilot Chat

• Drive responsible use of AI across the SDLC and improve productivity using AI tools

• Raise engineering quality and reliability via code reviews, debugging, incident retrospectives, telemetry, and continuous improvement

• Own complex system design, evaluate technology choices, manage dependencies, and meet scalability, reliability, performance, cost, and compliance requirements

• Lead delivery and live-site health, including safe deployments and incident response, while coaching and growing the team

• Integrate telemetry to monitor system behavior and improve designs based on analysis

• Guide experimentation, deployment, live-site maintenance, and incident response for safe and efficient operations

• Ensure security/regulatory compliance, mentor teams, advocate best practices, and troubleshoot using least-access principles

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python (or equivalent experience)

• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements

• Required: pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter

• Preferred: 4+ years people management experience

Benefits

• Base pay range (U.S.): USD $142,800–$274,800 per year (different ranges apply for San Francisco Bay area and New York City metro)

• Eligibility for benefits and other compensation depending on role