Microsoft Principal Software Engineering Manager 

Taiwan, Taoyuan City 

281995573

As part of the E+D Growth team, you will help define and deliver our Product-Led Growth (PLG) strategy across Windows, Office, and beyond crafting magical, AI-powered experiences that hundreds of millions of people rely on every day.

As aPrincipal Software Engineering Managerwill play a critical role in driving the adoption and monetization of Microsoft 365 Copilot through Product-Led Growth methodologies. This role requires a strategic thinker with a deep understanding of product development, user experience,and data-driven decision-making.

a likeSoftware Engineering Managerson drivingbig ideasfrom spark to scale.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline 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.
• 5+ years of experienceoperatingonline services.
• 3+ years of people management experience

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.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor'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
  • ORMaster's Degree in Computer Scienceor related technical field 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.
• Exceptional skills in influencing and aligning diverse stakeholders acrossproduct, design, marketing, research, and business disciplines.
• Ability to think strategically while diving deep into details,you can balance big-picture vision with day-to-day execution.
• Experience working with AI/ML-powered experiences, platform services, or large-scale subscription businesses is a plus.
• Passion for customer-centric innovation, operational excellence, and building inclusive, high-performance team cultures.
• 4+years peoplemanagement experience.
• People management experience at a big tech company (Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, Apple, Google,etc

• Guides partnership withappropriate stakeholders(e.g., project manager, technical lead) todetermineuser requirements within and across teams.
• Guidesteamandleadsidentification 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 withappropriate stakeholders(e.g., project managers).
• Guides team andactas an expert for Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) andmonitorsother engineers across product lines, working on call tomonitorsystem/product/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions.
• 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.