Come join Microsoft Word to work on state-of-the-art services, platforms, distributed systems, user experiences, and modern technology to deliver the next generation of productivity experiences used by hundreds of millions of users daily! We are looking for Senior Engineering Manager who can help us further grow our products, business, and culture!

　　At  Microsoft Word Web team in  Microsoft Development Center Serbia (MDCS) , our focus is driving the next phase of Word layout engine, a core aspect of how Word documents are visualized and interacted with across devices. We are looking for creative and driven software engineering managers with passion for web full stack development to achieve our vision of redefining the future of documents across all platforms and devices.

　　We are a people-first organization: we invest deeply in each other and are committed to each other’s success. You’ll grow your team and the broader group by modeling excellence, coaching for active development, and caring through healthy, candid conversations. Previous managerial experience is not required, but technical excellence and demonstrated passion for growing others is.

　　Engineering Manager position provides an opportunity to be at the forefront of technology, with a supportive environment for building skills for designing commercial grade software at scale. It is an opportunity to work with some of the best experts in the field and will provide an opportunity for long-term technical and non-technical growth and career path. You’ll lead a strong, experienced team of engineers across a breadth of technologies, working in a customer-focused, hypothesis-driven fashion with multiple partner teams across Office, leveraging both quantitative and qualitative data to ensure we’re building experiences customers need and love.

　　Responsibilities

　　Owning and driving delivery of critical areas and features in Word product, work with the team and peers every day on solving highly complexdesign, coding, troubleshooting and operational challenges

　　Help the team manage projects using agile engineering methodologies and dealing with ambiguity, working closely with Product Managers, Designers, and Stakeholders to define and execute the product roadmap

　　Provide deep strategical technical expertise and guidance in the design/architecture/planning stage of the project, including guidance during the execution/implementation as necessary

　　Lead, mentor, and grow team of engineers, cultivate a high-quality engineering culture, emphasizing technical excellence and rapid iteration

　　Identify professional growth areas for each engineer on the team and proactively provide opportunities for increasing their skill set as engineers

　　Continuously evaluate engineering processes and practices affecting the team with the goal of eliminating in-efficiencies and increasing the overall team effectiveness, drive these improvements both within the team and partners

　　Drive innovation and take measurable risks to improve our products and services

　　Foster a healthy and inclusive team environment

　　Work with international teams within Microsoft

　　Qualifications

　　BSc in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, or related disciplines or equivalent practical experience in software engineering industry

　　Many years experience of software development experience building commercial grade software, including experience in large scale, high availability services and experiences

　　Experience guiding and mentoring a team of engineers, with demonstrated commitment and passion for people growth and development

　　Strong software engineering fundamentals, including coding, software design, problem solving, and data analysis skills

　　Understanding of software engineering principles, with experience developing, architecting, and driving features and experiences for large-scale services or customer-facing web applications

　　Demonstrated ability to effectively work in collaborative multiple projects team environment and ship production features

　　Strong ability in self-learning, entering new domain, managing through uncertainty in an innovative team environment

　　Proficiency with TypeScript or JavaScript, experience with modern front-end frameworks such as React or Vue

　　Passion and motivation for technology, with solid problem-solving skills

　　Passion for growth, doing new things, and learning from others and own mistakes

　　Excellent written and verbal English communication skills

　　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) .