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Principal Engineering Manager

Technology, Data & Digital · Software & Web Development · Software Engineering

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In short

Microsoft is looking for a Principal Engineering Manager to lead the User Authentication team, focusing on securing identities and AI agents. This role involves setting technical direction, building high-caliber engineering teams, and delivering foundational capabilities for modern credentials and secure AI systems.

Responsibilities

  • Build and grow the team by hiring, developing, and retaining high-caliber engineers.
  • Set the technical and product direction, ensuring delivery of secure systems.
  • Establish standards for safe agentic engineering, focusing on correctness, explainability, and reversibility of AI.
  • Build a team culture prioritizing reliability, security, and operational excellence.
  • Represent the team's work to leadership and customers.
  • Shape the roadmap with partners and executives, incorporating feedback.
  • Embody company culture and values.

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, including Microsoft Cloud Background Check.

Desired Qualifications

  • 3+ years people management experience.
  • Experience in either identity, security systems or distributed systems at scale.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to shape the future of identity and security for billions of users.
  • Work at the intersection of identity, security, operating systems, hardware binding, authentication, and cloud services.
  • Build world-class teams and develop engineers into technical leaders.
  • Contribute to Microsoft's mission to empower every person and organization on the planet.
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Company

Microsoft

Job Posted

4 weeks ago

Employment Type

Full Time

WorkMode

Hybrid

Experience Level

Executive

Locations

United States

Qualification

Bachelor

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