Principal Software Engineering Manager

Microsoft

12+ yrs Bengaluru Full Time Hybrid (office + remote)
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Posted : today
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Job description

Join Microsoft's Security organization, dedicated to making the world a safer place. As threats evolve, we enhance our security products to protect customers, applications, and devices. Our team thrives on collaboration and innovation, offering a comprehensive threat prevention, detection, and response solution with Microsoft Defender. We are seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a team focused on securing critical Linux server workloads, providing peace of mind to our enterprise clients. Embrace a culture of learning, customer focus, and diversity as we build cybersecurity products impacting over a billion users globally.

Responsibilities

Lead, mentor, and develop a diverse engineering team focused on delivering high-value products. Partner with leaders to cultivate a high-performing team and foster a culture of engineering excellence. Drive innovative solutions for Linux server security within Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, contributing to business growth. Provide strong technical and people leadership, emphasizing data-driven decisions, collaboration, and inclusion. Champion the adoption of Microsoft Security products and enable your team to deliver scalable, high-quality solutions.

Qualifications

A minimum of 12 years in software engineering is required, with a proven history of building and shipping successful enterprise software and services. You should demonstrate exceptional ability in leading, mentoring, and growing engineering talent. Excellent communication and collaboration skills are essential for working within multidisciplinary teams, including engineers, program managers, and data scientists. At least 3 years of experience leading engineering teams and 7 years of experience designing and developing on Linux are necessary. A strong grasp of Linux internals and secure development lifecycle (SDL) practices is vital, alongside proficiency with development tools like Git and automated build systems.

Essential Skills

Software EngineeringEnterprise SoftwareLinuxSoftware DevelopmentEngineering ManagementGitDebuggingProblem SolvingTeam LeadershipCross-functional Team Leadership

Good to Have

Linux Kernel ModulesLinux Open Source

Highlights

  • Actively hiring

More Details

RolePrincipal Software Engineering Manager
IndustryInformation Technology & Services
DepartmentSoftware Development
Employment TypeFull Time, Hybrid (office + remote)

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