Principal Software Engineering Manager

** Overview*
* Security represents the most critical priorities for our customers in a world awash in digital threats, regulatory scrutiny, and estate complexity. Microsoft Security aspires to make the world a safer place for all. We want to reshape security and empower every user, customer, and developer with a security cloud that protects them with end to end, simplified solutions. The Microsoft Security organization accelerates Microsoft's mission and bold ambitions to ensure that our company and industry is securing digital technology platforms, devices, and clouds in our customers' heterogeneous environments, as well as ensuring the security of our own internal estate.

Entra  (formerly known as Azure AD) is at the center of Microsoft's cloud strategy. We build and operate critical authentication, authorization and directory services that are used by the millions of Azure, Office 365, XBOX and Windows users worldwide. In the mobile-first cloud-first world, sign-in and sign-up is the front door for reliable end user experience to use any of Microsoft cloud services.

Entra  millions of tenants and manages billions of identities, reliably processing billions of authentication and programmability requests daily through its robust infrastructure. The Entra  team is dedicated to continuously improving the platform to ensure scalability for both enterprise and consumer scenarios as the service evolves. We are looking for a Principal Software Engineering Manager to join our team. In this role, you will have the chance to work alongside experienced engineers on innovative distributed systems technologies and contribute to the implementation of advanced algorithms designed to solve complex, large-scale performance challenges.

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. 

In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.

** Responsibilities*
* + Demonstrate accountability in developing and maintaining the service.

+ Proactively enhance resiliency, reduce latency, and ensure product reliability, while advocating for engineering best practices.

+ Leading engineering projects focused on high-scale distributed services, overseeing all phases from initiation to completion.

+ Formulate and prioritize comprehensive engineering plans for your team, and foster effective collaboration with partner organizations.

+ Establish a positive, inclusive team culture consistent with Microsoft cultural attributes, values, leadership principles and manager expectations.

+ Hire, lead, mentor and retain a diverse team of excellent engineers.

+ Deliver success via empowerment and accountability.

+ Embody our culture and values

** Qualifications*
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* Required Qualifications:

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* + Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ 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:

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** Microsoft Cloud Background Check:
** This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

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* Preferred qualifications:

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* + Master'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 Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 12+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not…