Senior Software Engineering Manager Job at Microsoft Corporation (Multiple Locations)

Senior Software Engineering Manager

Microsoft Corporation

Location:
United States , Multiple Locations

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

119800.00 - 234700.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

Are you interested in working for on cutting-edge cloud security products? Would you like to be part of one of the world’s most advanced cyber-security solutions and protect millions of computers from thousands of active attack attempts, every month? Look no further than the Microsoft Defender engineering team. You will be building and delivering cloud solutions to meet the scale that few companies in the industry are required to support. Leveraging state-of-the-art technologies, you will be instrumental in delivering holistic protection within highly sensitive and secure government environments. The Microsoft Defender team is responsible for delivering a constantly evolving set of services and solutions to meet the challenging landscape of our ever-evolving attackers.

Job Responsibility:

Lead, mentor, coach, and grow a diverse team of talented engineers delivering world-class services in high-pressure situations
Collaborate closely with engineering and research teams to ensure services and systems are highly stable, performant, and meet customer expectations
Provide technical leadership for the engineering team responsible for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint in Sovereign Clouds
Foster a learn-it-all, curious, and data-driven culture within a fast-paced, highly technical, and constantly evolving environment
Maintain a strong customer focus and deep understanding of cloud design principles to address cyber-threats and attacks
Ensure operational excellence by supporting live site operations and participating in a 24x7 incident management model
Drive continuous improvement and innovation in cloud security solutions, leveraging state-of-the-art technologies to protect sensitive government environments

Requirements:

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience
Active U.S. Government Top Secret Clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) based on a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) with Polygraph
Verification of U.S. citizenship
Must pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter

Nice to have:

Master'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 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
2+ years people management experience
Experience Kubernetes, and the Kubernetes satellite technologies
Proficient in at least one scripting language but knows when to move solutions into managed code
Experience in Spark, Data Lake or big data platform pipeline development (Ex. Azure Data Factory, Data Explorer/Kusto, Data Bricks, Spark)
Expereince with Azure DevOps and GitHub tooling
Data mining or data science experiences utilizing Big Data and\or relational database technologies
Development experience with cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
February 01, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

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