Group Software Engineer Manager

Job ID: 200044672Posted: 2026-07-22Location: United States, Washington, RedmondSalary: USD $165,600 - $296,400 per yearEmployment type: Full-TimeWork site: 3 days / week in-officeRole type: People ManagerTravel: Less than 25%Profession: Software EngineeringDiscipline: Software EngineeringCompany: MicrosoftOverviewWindows + Devices powers experiences for over a billion users worldwide. The Windows Engineering System team is the backbone that enables Windows engineers to design, build, validate, and ship at scale—securely and with high quality.The Quality & Validation team focuses on building engineering systems and delivering quality and validation services to be utilized by all these Windows products. We develop and manage scalable software services which use the power of automation and AI to provide this service to our Windows partner teams.As a Group Software Engineer Manager you will be responsible for defining the strategy and directing the modernization and securing of our validation services. You should be passionate about quality, scale, and cloud services. Focusing on system and security fundamentals you will have the opportunity to drive quality improvements broadly across Windows. You will partner across divisions to connect with our customers and understand their technical needs and propose standards to build world-class engineering systems. You will be responsible for driving a Microsoft-wide strategy on validation at the hardware and operating systems level. You will lead establishing standards inside Microsoft and empowering collaboration across many teams.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.ResponsibilitiesAs a manager, deliver success through empowerment and accountability by modeling, coaching, and caring.Driving a cross Microsoft strategy on validation at the hardware and operating systems level.Establishing standards inside Microsoft and empowering over a hundred teams to partner with us on this standard.Establishes and maintains a culture prioritizing delivering high quality products, services, and outputs for our validation servicesPartners with appropriate stakeholders (e.g., project manager, technical lead) to set the product strategy for our validation services.Oversees overall system architecture of our validation service. Establishes processes to measure and ensure system architecture is effective and meets the current and future needs and requirements of the service.Understands the importance of security and designs solutions which are highly secure to protect our internal services and customer data.Leverages subject-matter expertise of cross-product features with appropriate stakeholders (e.g., project managers) to drive our validation service modernization plans.Holds accountability as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI), mentoring engineers on the team, working on-call to monitor system/product/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions.Proactively seeks new knowledge and adapts to new trends, technical solutions, and patterns that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of our services while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale and shares knowledge with other engineers.QualificationsRequired/Minimum Qualifications:Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or 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.Other Requirements: 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 Science or related technical field AND 14+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.OR Master'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.OR equivalent experience.8+ years people management experience.Experience with hardware and OS bring up, bringing new hardware to market.Experience building and shipping production grade software or services.A track record of designing, deploying, and operating large scale services with high availability.Postmortem analysis and authoring for live site issues.Experience with build systems, and validation systems for hardware, software, and cloud services.#W+DJOBS#windowsesSoftware Engineering M6 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $165,600 - $296,400 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $220,800 - $331,200 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.