Software Engineering Manager Job at Microsoft Corporation (Redmond)

Software Engineering Manager

Microsoft Corporation

Location:
United States , Redmond

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

139900.00 - 274800.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

The Principal Engineering Manager in this role leads the open-source Microsoft Agent Framework product in Core AI organization that enables developers to build complex agents using this framework and seamlessly deploy those agents to production at enterprise scale with Foundry. This framework is critical to the success of Core AI organization as it becomes a vehicle for gaining mind share with the developer and open-source community on how to build complex agents with multi-agent orchestration, pre-built and custom tools and seamless hooks to deploy those agents to production. The framework also becomes a major source for driving customer adoption to Foundry services. The Principal Engineering Manager for Agent Framework will be responsible for managing a 10+ member team, build differentiated capabilities around agent harness, context engineering, while also providing a seamless path for developers to use Foundry services for hosting, memory, evaluations, etc.

Job Responsibility:

Lead and Develop the Team - Manage and coach engineers across levels, foster collaboration and inclusion, and drive career growth through mentoring and feedback
Drive Strategic Clarity: Leverage data-driven insights and competitive intelligence to inform product direction, identify opportunities, and guide decision-making
Foster Engineering Alignment: Work with the engineering teams and partner organizations by driving clarity, alignment, and shared ownership of technical direction
Deliver Cohesive End-to-End Experiences: Collaborate closely with partner teams—including experience, SDK, and platform groups—to ensure seamless integration and delivery of features across the stack
Build Foundational Capabilities: Contribute to and lead the development of core platform components and reusable building blocks that accelerate team velocity and product innovation
Champion Customer-Centric Development: Engage directly with customers and product teams to capture feedback, understand demand signals, and refine product messaging—ensuring the voice of the customer shapes product evolution
Lead Live Site Excellence: Drive operational excellence in managing and operating large-scale distributed systems with a high bar for service-level agreements (SLAs). Lead root cause analyses (RCAs) for key live site incidents and outages, identify systemic improvements, and set high standards for reliability and performance

Requirements:

Bachelor'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 equivalent experience
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements
Required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter

Nice to have:

Experience managing managers or multiple engineering teams in a global environment
Demonstrated expertise in solving complex technical challenges in one or more domains such as distributed systems, AI/ML infrastructure, developer platforms, or cloud services
Experience engaging with customers during integration or deployment phases, with a focus on delivering value and incorporating feedback into product evolution

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
February 16, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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