Windows Admin Center has grown to become the single graphical management plane, and primary User Experience for anyone servicing or managing Windows Servers and clusters.  Since its release in 2008 it has grown to having hundreds of thousands of users managing millions of servers and clusters around the world.  Being an agile, web-based application gives the team the flexibility to deliver on a faster than Windows basis and drive customer experience at a pace that surprises many teams, allowing us to reach out to our customers and react to them and their needs faster than ever before.  We partner with numerous teams inside Microsoft from Azure and other groups on projects that vary from deploying new experiences for existing capabilities to completely reimagining how cluster deployment and maintenance is executed.  Windows Admin Center is the glue that brings experience and capabilities together to drive a better product and customer experience all around. Currently the team spans the globe with engineers in Redmond and other parts of the United States, as well as engineers in Nairobi Kenya. We look forward to expanding into IDC.

　　We are looking for a strong Principal Dev Lead who is seeking more impact and is excited about delivering high quality Windows Sever releases.  You will have the chance to collaborate with teams around the world to bring the best experience and capabilities to our customers.  As a team, we welcome smart, motivated engineers, with a positive attitude and a growth mindset, ready to translate ambiguity into concrete deliverables and solutions, and seeing the execution through to completion.

　　Responsibilities

　　Lead, mentor and grow a team of diverse software engineers

　　Drive execution of feature work through the whole software development lifecycle

　　Collaborate across boundaries (internally and externally) to create a seamless product that delights our customers

　　Work with the PM team to prioritize, estimate, and schedule feature work to meet the highest priority demands on Windows Server

　　Identify and implement engineering best practices. Drive Live Site culture within the organization to ensure services truly delight our customers

　　Hire great talent and help meet career aspirations of all engineers on your team

　　Qualifications

　　Required/Minimum Qualifications

　　Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experiencePreferred qualifications:

　　Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 10+ 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 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python

　　OR equivalent experience

　　4+ years people management experience

　　Ability to work and thrive in a fast-paced environment, learn rapidly and master diverse web technologies and techniques

　　Proficient with C#, C++, and/or .NET or Java

　　Experience in building web applications using Angular framework (or other JavaScript framework) is a plus

　　Functional knowledge or hands on design experience with Web Services (REST, SOAP, etc.)

　　Ability to drive technical investigations and prototyping in a fast-paced environment

　　Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written

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　　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.

　　Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, 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 and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .