Microsoft Principal Software Engineering Manager 

Taiwan, Taoyuan City 

260434062

We are looking for a Principal Software Engineering Manager to own and build experiences surrounding parent and child account signups and parental management of safety controls across all Xbox clients on mobile devices, web browsers, consoles, PCs, and handhelds. In your capacity as Principal Software Engineering Lead, you will manage a creative team of 5+ software engineers to develop new platform features and deliver innovative gaming experiences in both web and native codebases. As team leader you will collaborate with geographically distributed product management, program management, UX design, and engineering teams to architect and design features and solutions that delight our customers. You will lead your team to implement and roll out your solutions while also developing, growing, and directing engineers to reach higher potential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline
• 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript or TypeScript (or equivalent experience)
• 4+ years experience in proven track record of developing, deploying, and maintaining high-performance, scalable web applications or services.
• 2+ years people management experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Additional Programming Proficiencies: Experience with C++, Objective-C, and Java is highly valued, especially in contexts requiring integration with native codebases.
• 4+ years proficiency experience in modern web development frameworks such as Remix, Next.js, React, Vue, Svelte, or Angular.
• Cloud Technologies: Experience with modern cloud services and understanding their integration into scalable web applications.
• Advanced Web Development: Proficient in using React and TypeScript for building and shipping web applications.
• Design Acumen:
  • A keen understanding of product design, user interface design, and visual design principles.
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with designers to implement aesthetically pleasing and functionally rich user experiences.
  • Experience in creating interfaces that are intuitive and accessible across various device form factors.
• Gaming Industry Insight:
  • Technical knowledge of gaming-related challenges, such as responsive UX design and multi-platform compatibility.
  • Experience with navigational inputs tailored to various devices, including gamepads, touch interfaces, and traditional mouse/keyboard setups.
• Innovative Thinking: A history of applying innovative solutions to enhance product functionality and user experience across diverse platforms.
• 4+ years people management experience.

• Form and lead a team of 5+ engineers.
• Drive execution on project strategy, in collaboration with product management.
• Foster a culture of excellence in execution by adhering to modern engineering principles and practices.
• Collaborate with leaders across geographic and organizational boundaries to make impactful changes.
• Lead the definition of requirements, key performance indicator (KPIs), priorities and planning of engineering deliverables.
• Coach and mentor team members.
• Actively shape and drive a flexible, diverse, and inclusive culture that brings out the best in the team.