New 
Principal Software Engineering Manager
 Microsoft | |
 United States, Washington, Redmond | |
 Aug 10, 2025 | |
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OverviewWithin the Developer Division at Microsoft, the Developer AI team is working on incubating, building and delivering the next generation of AI-enabled developer tooling experiences, across GitHub and Copilot clients. The DevDiv Developer AI team is looking for a Principal Engineering with a deep interest and passion for the intersection of developer tooling and modern generative AI systems, and a drive to invent the future of AI-enabled software development. Our team builds platforms, products and features delivered into GitHub Copilot inside GitHub and other Copilot client tools to empower and accelerate software development. 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.
ResponsibilitiesGuides partnership with appropriate stakeholders (e.g., product manager, project manager, technical lead) to determine user requirements within and across teams. Guides teams and leads identification of dependencies and the development of design documents for a product, application, service, or platform. Optimizes, debugs, refactors, and reuses code to improve performance and maintainability, effectiveness, and return on investment (ROI). Guides team to drive multiple group's project plans, release plans, and work items in coordination with appropriate stakeholders (e.g., project managers). Leads product development and scaling to customer requirements and applies best practices for meeting scaling needs and performance expectations and holds accountability for products that do not meet expectations. | |