Overview
The Microsoft Windows & Devices W+D team is on a journey to deliver iconic experiences across hardware, software, and services that people love and use every day. A core part of the W+D strategy is delivering devices with excellent Fundamentals and delightful AI experiences that blend the power of the Edge with the scale of the cloud.
As a Principal Software Engineering Manager in W+D Silicon and Fundamentals Team you will set technical and execution direction along with building and growing a high performing team in the areas of AI, silicon and software. We remain laser-focused on establishing Fundamentals as a delighter for the Copilot+ PC brand. If you love the pursuit of excellence and are inspired by the challenge of driving innovations that impact how the world lives, works and plays, then we invite you to an exciting opportunity to innovate, influence, transform, inspire and grow within the W+D Silicon and Fundamentals Team.
This role carries end‑to‑end ownership across people, technology, and delivery, with an explicit mandate to drive AI‑forward engineering practices at scale to improve productivity, quality, and developer effectiveness.
Responsibilities
This role focuses on leading teams that design, build, validate and operate scalable software solutions in the areas of AI, silicon and software with laser-focus on establishing great Fundamentals. As a Principal Software Engineering Manager, focuses on people leadership, technical direction, and delivery outcomes across teams.
In this role, you are expected to:
Lead, coach, and support a team of Software Engineers by providing clear expectations, regular feedback, and career guidance through one-on-one connections, mentoring, and performance discussions.
Set and align technical direction and execution plans by partnering with Product Managers and cross-functional stakeholders to translate customer needs and business priorities into engineering plans.
Support operational excellence and delivery consistency by reinforcing engineering fundamentals, planning practices, and coordinated response to incidents and live-site issues.
Leverage customer feedback, telemetry, and product usage data to identify improvement opportunities, prioritize investments, and guide teams toward long-term Windows Fundamentals enhancements.
Establish and reinforce engineering practices for design reviews, code reviews, testing, and continuous integration to support secure, maintainable, and scalable solutions.
Provide technical guidance and escalation support by working with engineers on complex diagnostics using debugging tools, performance analysis, and code-level investigation, and representing the team in cross-organization discussions.
Foster a customer-focused and inclusive team environment where engineers understand customer impact, collaborate across teams, and take shared ownership of outcomes that matter to customers.
AI‑Forward Engineering
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