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Principal Software Engineering Manager

Microsoft

$139,900 - $304,200
Oct 30, 2025
Redmond, WA, US
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Microsoft Security aspires to make the world a safer place for all by reshaping security and empowering users, customers, and developers with a security cloud. The Trust and Security Services (TSS) team within Identity manages high-scale security services that serve as Microsoft's digital trust foundation across a vast array of products and hardware.

Requirements

  • 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C-Sharp, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • 3+ years of experience designing, developing, or maintaining secure software systems, with applied knowledge of authentication, data protection, access control, and secure coding practices
  • 1+ years people management experience.
  • 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C-Sharp, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • 12+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C-Sharp, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • 4+ years people management experience.
  • 5+ years of experience designing, developing, or maintaining secure software systems, with applied knowledge of authentication, data protection, access control, and secure coding practices

Responsibilities

  • Start with "Security First" mindset continuously thinking about attack vectors, threats & minimizing security risks in everything your team does.
  • Lead, mentor, coach, and grow a diverse team of talented Security and software engineers delivering world-class security solutions in high-pressure situations.
  • Ability to start with the "Why", deeply understanding business strategy and needs, and translating them into technical & Security requirements and security controls for the DevSecOps team to deliver.
  • Manage planning and execution—lead multi-quarter planning, resourcing, and cross-team dependencies to deliver on-time, high-quality deliverables.
  • Reduce toil and overhead across teams by creating clarity around policy, best practices for managing infrastructure and data, and simplifying compliance.
  • Drive automation and centralized capabilities to close security gaps, streamline incident response, and scale best practices across regional operations and facilities.
  • Embody our culture and values

Other

  • This position has up to 25% travel associated with it
  • Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role.
  • Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft background and Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
  • 3+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.
  • Industry certifications such as CISM / CISSP / ISC or equivalent hands-on experience (5+ years) with Security Design and Risk management.