Across the globe, a diverse group of talented people obsess over the details building incredible devices and services. They come together to form Experiences + Devices, or simply E+D.  Our job in E+D is to build the very best apps, services, and devices for customers to empower them to do their best work. No matter what that work looks like and where it happens – at home, at school, at their place of work, which could be a boardroom or a storeroom, and of course on the go.  While you may not have heard of E+D you have certainly heard of the products we work on, some of the most storied and successful brands in technology – Windows, Office, Microsoft 365, and Surface, and there is much more besides, from cutting edge security compliance, identity, and management technology to today’s indispensable tool – Microsoft Teams. The work of E+D has never been more important, and each person contributes to the success and functioning of the larger organization and mission – the outcome of our work empowers others to achieve more.

Responsibilities

As a technical leader of our team, you will lead and contribute to the work of a talented group that values diverse ideas, perspectives, and backgrounds. Key skills include:

Collaboration and Communication:  Be a great partner and communicator to foster great relationships with partners across the business, customers and other stakeholders.

Team Leadership Skills:  Act as an active and dedicated coach, model our company values for the team, while creating an inclusive, fun and supportive environment where every employee can be and do their best.

Strategic Leadership and Judgement:  Work with the leadership team to define the success metrics and drive strategy initiatives and provide thought leadership.

Planning and Execution:  Dig into technical details while managing the bigger picture of product delivery.  Drive an engineering rhythm so that the team operates at a high level, knowledge is shared appropriately, and smooth execution is facilitated.

Microsoft Values and Culture Leadership: Be a keen representative of the Microsoft cultural attributes and leadership principles and have a positive impact on team morale and work climate.

On a day-to-day basis:

Hire, develop and retain the talent within your organization

Support team members in their daily work

Make architectural and technology decisions

Work closely with Program Management to help define the product vision and strategy.

Inspire and drive engineering and operational excellence across your teams.

Act as an advocate for our customers and ensure they are succeeding with our software and services

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Computer Science or a related STEM field or equivalent industry experience 

At least 10 years of industry experience in software engineering; full-stack, front-end, or back-end industry software development experience

At least 5 years of experience in people management and leadership experiences, including experience building, growing, mentoring and managing engineering teams and technical leadership.

Advanced architecture and distributed system development skills

Preferred Qualifications:

Dedicated to providing great developer experiences, driving simplicity through the dev pipeline.

Passion for building highly available distributed systems at scale and experiences that users love. 

A strong desire to collaborate and work as a team, both within and across groups

A proven ability to be self-driven and deal with ambiguous business problems. 

Team attributes

Growth mindset with a desire to learn, a tendency to embrace challenges, persist in the face of setback, see failures as essential to mastery, learn from criticism and find lessons and inspiration in the success of others.  

Leads creation of diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can bring their full and authentic self, where all voices are heard.

Ability to articulate in expressing ideas to diverse audiences with varying responsibilities and concerns.  

Ability to synthesize information from various sources and summarize it for others.  

A sense of personal ownership and accountability is required, together with the ability to deliver to deadlines while managing internal stakeholder expectations.  

Dedicated drive for cross-team and cross-organization collaboration 

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.  We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.