Are you interested in working for one of the most exciting teams in Microsoft? A team relentlessly focused on customer needs and advancing Microsoft Cloud first strategy? Interested in a start-up like environment, building v 1.0 products from scratch, passionate about Cloud Computing technology and driving growth in one of Microsoft’s fastest growing core businesses? Then look no further than the Azure Global Team!   

Azure is the fastest-growing business in Microsoft’s history and is the foundation of Microsoft’s commercial Cloud Services. Azure differentiates itself as the only hyper-scale, enterprise-grade Cloud that has a true hybrid story.  

Building on Azure’s success as a horizontal platform, Azure Global is driving industry-specific conversations with our customers helping them digitally transform their vertically specialized customer experiences, operational processes, products, and partners.  

We are looking for a highly motivated Engineering Leader with keen technical acumen and proven track record on product delivery to help define and build the product and services for industry.  We expect passion for design, Long term thinking coupled with engineering rigor and efficiency in building features of high quality. You will be instrumental in accelerating Azure penetration in the market, by building high scale cloud services, products and underlying platforms that enables big data analytics, ML/AI for industry specific solutions. 

    Our team gets to work on exciting frontiers such as Precision Agriculture, Retail/E-commerce, Energy(Oil & Gas, Power and Utilities etc.), Carbon Management, Supply Chain, Financial Services, Blockchain, Media & Entertainment etc. Our team applies cutting edge compute, big data and analytics technology, machine learning and high-end services to solve real world problem. 

We have a startup culture - dreaming big, move fast working hands-on with customers, and daring to build something that has never been built before. Your learning will get amplified as you work with some of the smartest people on this planet and use cutting edge technologies and agile development methodologies to solve business critical problem. 

We are deeply committed to Diversity & Inclusion. We believe in the transformative power of diversity and inclusion. Only by actively engaging different perspectives can we challenge and stretch our thinking, enrich the experiences of our employees, and empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. 

Responsibilities

• Bring clarity, create energy, and drive results – you’ll set a vision, rally the team behind it, and deliver for our customers. 

• Demonstrate the Microsoft manager attributes of coach, model, and care with the engineers on your team so they all learn, grow, and succeed. 
• Plan and prioritize work for your team, including collaborating with partner organizations. 
• Create an inclusive environment that attracts and retains high-performing engineers. 
• Constantly learn and grow as an engineer and an engineering leader. 

Qualifications

• You have a Bachelor’s/Master’s in computer science or a related field, or equivalent experience. Previous experience with web services, storage, cloud computing, and large scale systems is a plus.  
• You have at least 3 years of experience leading a team of engineers by setting clear expectations, keeping team members energized, and delivering great results. 
• You have 8+ years of industry software engineering experience, including delivering highly available cloud-based services and platforms 
• You are a strong collaborator - you can explain your work, you ask great questions, you listen to your peers and your customers, and you like to give and receive feedback. 

• You understand that it’s not enough to write working code. It must also be well-designed, secure, easy to test, easy to monitor in the cloud, and easy to add to over time. 
• You are willing to leverage and build on top of the work of others to quickly meet customers’ and engineers’ needs – including adopting standard cloud capabilities and toolsets 
• Customer obsession, passion for technology & strong analytical skills  
• You should meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements that 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. 

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.

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