We're looking for a stellar Engineering Manager to join us at Azure CXP Engineering team. If you are passionate about cloud computing and obsessed with customer experience, you like to work with services using cutting edge technologies, and you want to play a significant role in the design of mission critical software for Azure, then we have a tremendous opportunity for you.

The ideal candidate is an Engineering Manager who loves technological challenges and excel at problem solving, excited about online services, cloud computing and user experience, passionate about making better software and continuously improving the development process Is a self-starter and likes to learn every day as a member of our team, you will participate in all stages of our engineering lifecycle - from initial research and discovery, quick iteration on promising concepts, solution prototyping, designing and delivering features end to end - including system architecture, code, deployment, scale, performance and quality, from conception to delivery all the way through successful service roll out and livesite support. You will have lot of opportunities and scope to demonstrate breadth, depth of your technical abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the team in planning, scoping objectives, laying out execution plan and delivering results swiftly without compromising quality
• Provide hands-on technical leadership to the software engineering teams on architecture, design, development and live-site
• Partner with Product Management and azure product groups to meet immediate and longer-term objectives
• Strong knowledge of design patterns and application development practices
• Cross-group collaboration, decision-making and conflict resolution skills
• Build highly productive engineering team by hiring and retaining top talent
• Desire to coach team members, creating opportunities tailored to their career aspirations.
• Ability to learn & work effectively in a highly ambiguous, rapidly evolving environment.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

•7+ years of development experience in C++ or C# or Java

Preferred Qualifications: 

• BS or MS degree in Computer Science
• Experience with one or more cloud platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS, GCP, etc.)
• Experience creating, developing, delivering, deploying, maintaining online services.
• Experience leading and building strong engineering teams.
• A proven track record of technical leadership and experience in shipping high quality products or services.
• Experience with web technologies, such as JavaScript, AJAX, JSON, CSS, HTML React, TypeScript, RESTful API, ASP.NET, Web API, NodeJS, etc.

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.
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