Senior Software Engineering Director

Come join us to work on a world-class product that impacts the lives of millions of families globally. In this innovative and dynamic environment, you will have the opportunity to apply your technical expertise and customer obsession to drive business success.   

The mission of the Windows People eXperiences (WPX) team is to empower families to explore, learn, and connect in a fun and safe environment.  

Families are among our most valuable and loyal customers. Our solutions elevate families by delivering exceptional productivity, gaming, browsing, and seamless experiences across Microsoft 365, Xbox, Edge, Windows, Xbox, and other devices. Backed by highly scalable Azure services, we transform personal data into personal value and empower modern families to gain peace of mind, accomplish what matters most, and focus on what's most important: each other.  

Mission-driven employees collaborate with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize 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.

Job Description:

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead a team responsible for building consumer applications on iOS, Android, and the Web.
• Develop the technical direction to deliver high-scale, highly available solutions with an emphasis on delightful, modern user experiences.
• Collaborate closely with product and design teams to bring cloud services and interfaces to life, empowering all classes of devices, including mobile, Windows PC, and Xbox.
• Grow the skills of a talented, collaborative, and motivated team while leveraging passion for quality and test-driven development.
• Exceptional management skills, with a proven ability to develop and motivate collaborative teams of exceptional engineers.
• Experience working with distributed teams.
• Expert understanding of technologies to build service-backed mobile and/or web UX applications (for example, REST APIs , HTML, JavaScript, JSON, iOS, Android, etc.).
• Experience with scrum, Kanban, or other agile engineering techniques.
• Experience with Microsoft technologies and languages a plus (Azure Service Fabric, SQL Server, C#, etc).
• Passion for mentorship and team building, customer focus, and engineering fundamentals, coupled with technical leadership experience in driving high-scale, broad-scope customer experiences.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science OR related technical field AND 12+ year(s) technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to C++, C#, and/or Java.
• 4+ years of experience in engineering management role
• 4 or more years of Web or Mobile UX design and coding experience in high scale services.
• 8+ years of general design and coding experience (C++, C#, and/or Java)
• Track-record of shipping high volume consumer products and having been through multiple development cycles.
• Ability to quickly ramp-up on complex and unfamiliar code.
• Deep customer empathy and focus on delivering high-quality customer experiences.
• Proactive and self-motivated, and willingness to take on challenging technical issues.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficiency in ASP.NET Web API preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Azure cloud technologies preferred.
• Good knowledge of object-oriented software development, algorithms, and data structures.
• Deep customer empathy and focus on delivering high-quality customer experiences.
• Proactive and self-motivated, and willingness to take on challenging technical issues.
• Experience with building Web UIs using HTML5, CSS, JavaScript (ES6), Webpack, React, Redux, Angular, TypeScript is preferred.
• Familiarity with building mobile apps using iOS (Swift or Objective-C) or Android (Java or Kotlin) is a bonus.

Benefits:

This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the lives of millions of families worldwide. As a senior software engineering director, you will be part of a dynamic team that empowers families to explore, learn, and connect in a fun and safe environment. You will have the chance to grow the skills of a talented team, leverage your passion for quality and test-driven development, and collaborate closely with product and design teams to bring cloud services and interfaces to life.

Other Information:

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in software engineering, excellent leadership skills, and a proven track record of shipping high-volume consumer products. They should be proactive, self-motivated, and willing to take on challenging technical issues. Experience with Microsoft technologies and languages is a plus, as well as proficiency in ASP.NET Web API and Microsoft Azure cloud technologies. The candidate should also have good knowledge of object-oriented software development, algorithms, and data structures.