Principal Software Engineering Manager - CTJ - Poly

Location: Reston, VA • Full-time

About the role

The Software Engineering Manager will join the Microsoft Specialized Cloud team, focusing on building and modernizing a large-scale Commerce platform for U.S. Government and sovereign cloud customers. This role involves partnering with various engineering teams across Azure, Microsoft 365, and Security to ensure compliance and operational efficiency. The ideal candidate will bring innovative ideas and a passion for solving complex challenges in highly regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Guide partnership with appropriate stakeholders to determine user requirements within and across teams.
• Lead identification of dependencies and the development of design documents for products, applications, services, or platforms.
• Optimize, debug, refactor, and reuse code to improve performance and maintainability.
• Drive multiple group's project plans, release plans, and work items in coordination with appropriate stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline.
• 6+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
• Active U.S. Government Top Secret Clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) based on a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) with Polygraph.
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements pre-offer and post-hire.
• Verification of U.S. citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health and mental-wellness programs.
• Competitive pay with bonuses and stock awards.
• Retirement and savings options.
• Generous vacation, holidays, parental, and caregiver leave.
• Flexible work schedules.
• Learning support and employee resource groups.
• Product discounts and matching-gifts/volunteering programs.

Pay

$142,800 - $304,200 per year