Overview
Excel is one of the most powerful software programs used in business and consumer settings across the globe. Join the vibrant Excel engineering team for an opportunity to impact and influence hundreds of millions of daily users across almost every country in the world.
Excel’s Business Intelligence organization is looking for an Principal Software Engineering Manager to lead an existing team based in Redmond, WA that owns PivotTables, one of Excel’s signature capabilities. This team is evolving the PivotTable experience in the desktop and web apps, modernizing the PivotTable C++ codebase to increase engineering productivity while maintaining high quality, and enabling more PivotTable integration with Excel Copilot. You will be responsible for shipping this functionality on all Excel platforms, including Windows, Mac, web and mobile.
As a Principal Software Engineering Manager, you will develop your team’s capabilities through work item assignments and growth-focused feedback. You will contribute to Excel-wide priorities and, more importantly, bring new ideas and help us shape the culture of the team. You will be passionate about fostering an inclusive workgroup where everyone can be their best self and where all voices can be heard. You will be authentic and lead by example.
Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.
In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline 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.
- Experience refactoring a monolithic codebase to improve modularity and testability.
Preferred Qualifications
- Ability to effectively communicate technical subjects at varing levels of technical details.
Software Engineering M5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $133,600 - $256,800 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $173,200 - $282,200 per year.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
Microsoft will accept applications for the role until May 26, 2024.
Responsibilities
- Guide the team in delivering production functionality from design through development, quality assurance, deployment, adoption, and long-term sustainability.
- Model, coach, and support the team for delivering results and individual engineer growth.
- Implement a data-driven and customer-centric approach to deliver new inclusive features, adding value to customers of all abilities.
- Collaborate with other Excel managers to balance team priorities, adjusting investments and focus areas based on customer and business needs.
- Regularly track implementation and validation of work and communicate issues and status with clarity, utilizing a metrics-focused approach.
- Embody our Culture and Values
Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.
- Industry leading healthcare
- Savings and investments
- Giving programs
- Educational resources
- Maternity and paternity leave
- Opportunities to network and connect
- Discounts on products and services
- Generous time away