Principal Group Engineering Manager

Job Description Overview Do you want to be part of a global leadership team with a passion for product development, service operations, team culture, and leading people We are looking for a group engineering manager who will grow talent, foster team culture, and drive product development and service operations for our growing organization. Come build community, explore your passions, and do your best work. As part of the Finance & Operations (F&O) team, you will help drive backend platform excellence and empower business decisions through data-driven insights. You'll join a dynamic group focused on delivering scalable business solutions for enterprises, collaborating across teams to support Microsoft's mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. About Us Dynamics 365 Finance is one of the fastest growing applications in the Dynamics portfolio the fastest growing SaaS Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) portfolio in the world. We specialize in best-in-class solutions enabling businesses to run their end-to-end finance operations for the Dynamics 365 line of ERP software supporting a wide variety of industries. Our mission is to be the most innovative and trusted solution on the market, incorporating the latest in artificial intelligence, automation, and integrated analytics leveraging the breadth of Microsoft Azure, Office, Teams, Dynamics, and the Power Platform to continually meet the growing needs of businesses in a fast-moving environment. Responsibilities - Lead and coach a team of engineering managers and engineers to build and operate scalable, reliable backend platform services for F&O. - Architect, design, and implement services for scale, throughput, durability, and low latency, ensuring high availability and performance for enterprise customers. - Drive innovation in service deployment and maintenance, automating processes to maximize reliability and minimize manual intervention. - Partner with product management, design, user research, and marketing to deliver impactful solutions that align with business priorities and customer needs. - Define requirements, KPIs, priorities, and planning for engineering deliverables, ensuring alignment with growth objectives. - Provide technical leadership for identifying dependencies, developing design documents, and optimizing code for maintainability and ROI. - Foster a Live Site culture, ensuring operational excellence and customer satisfaction. - Collaborate with teams across Microsoft (e.g., Power Platform, Dataverse, Azure) to drive platform growth and innovation. - Mentor and develop talent, building an inclusive and high-performing team culture. Qualifications - Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical discipline, AND 8+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python; OR equivalent experience. - 5+ years of direct people management experience. - Experience leading engineering teams in the design, implementation, and operation of large-scale, distributed platforms or services. Other Requirements - Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements for this role, including the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter. Preferred Qualifications - Experience in development and design at scale, especially for cloud-based or SaaS platforms. - Experience operating in an Agile environment. - Demonstrated success in cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management. - Experience with platform reliability, performance optimization, and cost management. Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form. Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work. 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.