Microsoft Senior Director Core Engineering 

United States, Washington 

210852197

In the Corporate, External and Legal Affairs (CELA)

is to lead and propel the core engine of advanced, thought-leading, efficient, and effective

extensive experience in Software Engineering, particularly with Azure and distributed systems, focusing on scalability and reliability. They should have a proventrack recordhigh-volume data processing systems andstrategic decisions

relentless curiosity and a pioneering spirit, coupled with a willingness to

Microsoft is on a mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. In doing so, we create life-changing innovations that

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience
• 6+ years in Azure or other commercial cloudcomputing experience
• 6+yearspeople management experience
• 5+ years designing and implementing extensive data pipelines andsystemsintegration acrossinternal and external boundaries

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
  • OR related technical field AND 12+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript,
  • OR Python
  • ORMaster's Degree in Computer Scienceor related technical field AND 10+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 3+ years integrating AI intosystems and applications
• Proven experience embracing aDevSecOpsmindset
• Proven experience with containerization technologies
• Demonstrated commitment to continuous learning through the publication of papers, industry presentations, and obtaining relevant certifications
• Proactiveness; a positive outlook and approach to change management
• Be a self-starter with attention to detail and desire to learnnew technologies
• Ability to influence others inside and outside of direct team
• Proficient verbal and written communication skills
• Able to organize, schedule work and communicate effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Be able to work under pressure and deadlines, with ability to manage complexity while driving clarity
• Able tomaintainconfidentiality
• Able to work in a matrix environment

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until December 5, 2024.

• People Management - Managers deliver success through empowerment and accountability by modeling, coaching, and caring.

  • Model - Live our culture; Embody our values; Practice our leadership principles.

  • Coach - Define team objectives and outcomes; Enable success across boundaries; Help the team adapt and learn.

  • Care - Attract and retain great people; Know each individual’s capabilities and aspirations; Invest in the growth of others.

• Cultivate Technical Excellence:Foster a culture of continuous improvement and champion learning through exemplary actions and a strategic understanding of learning styles and motivations. Set clear goals for knowledge acquisition and sharing within Core Engineering to systematically integrate this knowledge into more efficient solution design and delivery. Collaborate withCSTELeadership Team (LT) to build, capture, anddisseminateknowledge across all CSTE functions, creating anexpertiseflywheel on crucial technologies to ensure technical excellence in Core Engineering and across CSTE

• Uphold Engineering Discipline:Establishauthentic expectations to uphold engineering discipline by engaging Core Engineering and all CSTE functions. Collaboratively build and implement best practices tailored to diverse customer business rhythms and our diverse talent base. Aim tooptimizethe predictability of solution delivery and enhance customer satisfaction. Lead with a focus on consistently delivering solutions that are efficient tomaintain, support, and modernize asnew technologiesemergeand requirements change. Partner with product managers and business stakeholders to define and create data points that measure the business impact of the solutions

• Amplify Opportunities Across Boundaries:Apply an engineeringsolutioningmindset to foster collaboration within teams and across organizational boundaries in CELA and Microsoft. Enhance boundaryless, impact-oriented support and accountability. Transition from a self-reliance model to one that builds alliances based on common and overlapping missions,leveragingavailable resources meaningfully. Achieve necessary impact andoptimizereturns on investments. Enable the organization to scale in alignment with departmental and company-wide goals, realizing the collective vision of being a technology leader for today and the future

• -Embody