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The Partner Engagement Platform (PEP) team builds the systems and services that enable global partners—OEMs, IHVs, ISVs, and device ecosystem collaborators—to engage securely and productively with Microsoft throughout the product development lifecycle. Our platform powers how partners access pre‑release builds, share diagnostics, collaborate with engineering teams, and participate in early validation programs. We are looking for an experienced Principal Group Engineering Manager to lead a multidisciplinary engineering team—including Software Engineers, Data Engineers, Technical Program Managers, and a Product Manager—through the next phase of platform modernization. This role drives our AI strategy across reporting, partner workflow modernization, and engineering productivity and serves as the Security Champion for the WECE organization.
Job Responsibility:
Lead engineering strategy and execution for modernizing the partner engagement platform, including service architecture, API evolution, and long‑term scalability
Oversee cloud‑based service development with emphasis on reliability, performance, security, and operational excellence
Define platform vision, requirements, and multi‑year roadmap with Product and TPM
Ensure secure global workflows for engagement, build distribution, telemetry, and diagnostics
Drive engineering quality via observability, automation, and CI/CD
Advance AI capabilities for reporting, operational insights, workflow improvements, and engineering toolchains
Lead a multidisciplinary team across SWE, Data Engineering, TPM, and Product
Mentor and develop engineers and PMs through coaching and career support
Drive inclusive hiring and build team capability aligned to platform and AI needs
Foster a culture focused on impact, learning, and customer obsession
Serve as Security Champion for the organization
Champion secure‑by‑design practices including threat modeling and secure coding
Ensure platform and workflows meet Microsoft security and compliance standards
Collaborate across engineering, product, platform, data, and partner‑facing teams
Represent the team in senior leader reviews with clarity on priorities, risks, and progress
Partner with security, compliance, and governance groups
Improve partner experience across Collaborate and Reporting workflows
Define and execute a multi‑year modernization strategy
Leverage automation and AI to reduce friction and improve productivity
Deliver incremental value while shaping long‑term architecture
Requirements:
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ 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
Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter
Nice to have:
3+ years experience leading engineering teams
Experience delivering distributed systems, cloud services, or large‑scale platforms
Experience with partner‑facing systems or enterprise platforms
Background in engineering security practices
Familiarity with compliance, privacy, or governance requirements