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Starting January 26, 2026, Microsoft AI (MAI) employees who live within a 50-mile commute of a designated Microsoft office in the U.S. or 25-mile commute of a non-U.S., country-specific location are expected to work from the office at least four days per week. This expectation is subject to local law and may vary by jurisdiction.
Responsibilities
- People Leadership: Lead, mentor, and grow a team of software engineers and data scientists. Drive hiring, onboarding, performance management, and career development. Foster an inclusive, high-performance, and collaborative engineering culture. Support engineers through coaching, feedback, and continuous development.
- Delivery & Execution: Partner with Product Managers, Architects, Designers and Stakeholders to define roadmaps and priorities. Own end-to-end delivery of strategic initiatives with predictable execution. Drive sprint planning, estimation, prioritization, and release management. Manage risks, dependencies, and stakeholder communications effectively.
- Technical Leadership: End to End Technical Leadership providing technical guidance and architectural direction for scalable software solutions. Be extremely hands on and lead by example while utilizing cutting edge AI tools to make engineering progress, reliability enhancements and scaling. Drive engineering best practices across design, coding, testing, security, and operations. Ensure platform reliability, performance, availability, and operational excellence. Champion automation, observability, and continuous improvement.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 10+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
- 10+ years of software engineering experience with 3+ years experience leading/managing a high performance engineering team.
- Experience in developing, designing, and shipping high quality code across multiple platforms/services.
- Excellent hands-on design, coding, architecture, validation, and debugging skills.
- Great communication and collaboration skills.
- Track record of driving projects independently, taking calculated smart risks and executing on them successfully.
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This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent experience
- 10+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
- 10+ years of software engineering experience
- 3+ years of experience leading or managing a high-performance engineering team
- Experience developing, designing, and shipping high-quality code across multiple platforms and services
- Hands-on design, coding, architecture, validation, and debugging skills
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Track record of independently driving projects and successfully executing calculated risks
Microsoft Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Microsoft and has not been reviewed or approved by Microsoft.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is presented as broadly competitive overall, with clear role/level/location variation and an emphasis on using posted ranges and band information for apples-to-apples comparisons.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits are described as a standout, highlighted by a strong 401(k) match structure and immediate vesting, plus additional plan features for tax-advantaged saving.
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Parental & Family Support — Family-oriented benefits are portrayed as a meaningful strength, with substantial paid parental leave and added supports like back-up care and adoption/surrogacy assistance.
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