Senior Engineering Manager

Microsoft

Bengaluru

On-site

INR 2,000,000 - 3,000,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

A leading tech company based in Bengaluru is looking for a Senior Engineering Manager to lead Azure service projects. This role involves managing a talented team, driving collaboration across stakeholders, and mentoring engineers while ensuring high-quality product delivery. Ideal candidates have extensive software development experience and a strong background in engineering management.

Qualifications

8+ years of industry experience building and shipping software.
Track record of delivering significant engineering projects.
At least 2 years of people management experience.

Responsibilities

Lead, hire, and grow a diverse team of software engineers.
Partner with stakeholders to define requirements and ship products.
Mentor, coach, and grow engineers.

Skills

C++

Java

Python

Problem-solving

Team leadership

Communication

Education

BE/BTech/BS or MS degree in Computer Science

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Overview

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Do you want to build and ship new Azure services from the ground up? Does working with and contributing to Open-Source Software sound exciting? Do you want to impact the lives of developers and development teams working on Azure across the world? Then the Azure Developer Division at Microsoft India Development Center (IDC) is the right place for you. Our team mission is to make Azure the best cloud for all developers. We are working with strategic ISV partners, bringing cutting edge OSS services to Azure to help developers build their applications on Azure. The team is also building services to help developers and development teams function at their creative best to deliver the applications they want at high quality meeting the needs of their business efficiently.

We are hiring seasoned Engineering Managers to lead new projects related to Azure services in the above areas. We are looking for strong, self-motivated and results-driven individuals who can thrive in dynamic, fast-paced environments. We value a healthy work environment where growth mindset, openness, trust, diversity, respect, and care are strong cultural values. As a Senior Engineering Manager, you will provide technical and people leadership for an excellent team of engineers. You will have end-to-end ownership for the service, and you will be responsible for stakeholder collaboration, design, roadmap planning, technical direction, and efficient execution with agile delivery. You will be an excellent manager supporting your team members and help them grow in a healthy and inclusive work environment while exemplifying Microsoft culture and values.

Responsibilities

Lead, hire, and grow a diverse world-class team of software engineers.
Lead delivery for a highly scalable cloud native service working with engineers and peer teams.
Partner with product management, partners, customers, and other stakeholders to define requirements, scope projects and ship products in rapid, iterative cycles.
Stay up to date on industry trends around web development, testing, cloud native technologies, OSS and dev ops processes, mentoring team on innovation, modern design, and service engineering.
Support customers and live site in a dev ops model.
Build for security, privacy, scale, reliability, and compliance.
Lead others by exemplifying growth mindset, inclusiveness, teamwork, and customer obsession.
Mentor, coach and grow engineers while modeling care, respect, and inclusiveness.

Qualifications

Required

BE/BTech/BS or MS degree in Computer Science or equivalent field.
8+ years of industry experience building and shipping software using modern programming languages such as C#, C++, Java, Go or Python.
Track record of delivering significant engineering projects across multiple ship cycles.
At least 2 years of experience in people management.
Demonstrated history of leading successful engineering teams that work well together.
Strong technical and problem-solving skills.
Customer obsession and passion for shipping high quality products.
Excellent planning, execution, and communication skills.

Preferred

Experience working in a Linux environment and/or with open source projects
Experience building and shipping a large-scale cloud service is a big plus
Experience with cloud infrastructure such as Azure, AWS or GCP
Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and DevOps tools and processes
Experience working with geo-distributed engineering teams and XFN partners
Experience in site-reliability engineering practices and supporting scalable live site services
Experience growing and mentoring senior engineers

Other Requirements

Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:
Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, 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 and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.

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