Senior Engineering Manager – Microsoft Edge Browser  

Microsoft Edge declared a while back that it will be making the web better through more open source collaboration while Edge promises to continue to enable customers to do more. With the general availability Edge has already reached millions of customers and is taking a fresh approach to browsing by putting the end user at the centre and meeting the user where they are, shipping on Windows 10, down level Windows, Mac and Android.  

  

Are you an amazing engineer with penchant for taking up big problems and hard challenges?  Do you enjoy the thrill and energy of a startup, challenges of cutting-edge innovations, coupled with engineering rigor? Would you like to be part of an agile, learning, empowered, energetic and collaborative team? Do you believe in clean design, crafted implementation, being meticulous about quality, obsessing about the customer and innovating daily? The extensive reach of Edge coupled with building delightful everyday experiences on a range of devices offers exceptional opportunities of independent ownership, working on cutting edge technologies and professional growth.  

  

Come join a team of highly motivated developers working on Microsoft Edge!   We are looking for an individual with high standards of excellence to join our engineering team to build amazing experiences that are robust, fast, and seamless. The ideal candidate is skilled at design and implementation, able to and own large architectural designs and collaborate well across multiple partner teams.  

Responsibilities

Responsibilities  

• Be a great engineering leader for the team and broader organization. You will be working with a very technical diverse team of between 6 to 10 developers and expected to provide technical direction  

• Manage a team of 8-10 engineers to plan, track and delivery quality features in fast-paced agile environment  
• Collaborate with other disciplines like PM and UX, partner with other teams to manage dependency and effectively manage the project to deliver on time  
• Capable of designing and providing technical guidance to large feature area, ability to understand the technical details of a complex area and review the code in depth  
• Rigorous quality engineering practices across all phases of product development and deployment  

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications  

• 12+ years of professional industry experience working on large projects including 5+ years of people management experience with managing team of at least 10 people  
• A BS or MS in Computer Science or a related technical discipline   
• Excellent design, coding, debugging, and problem-solving skills  

• Ability to design performant, highly usable, scalable, world-ready, accessible software  
• Ability to create layered, componentized, testable, interface-based designs  
• Consistent track record of shipping compelling technologies  

  

Preferred Qualifications  

• Experience in people management, and managing large scale projects  
• Experience in C++ or Windows development  
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills   
• Effective collaboration skills driving changes at scale  
• Experience in Machine Learning, Data Driven Engineering or Agile Development is a plus  

• Experience with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, ReactJs and other web technologies is a plus   
• Experience with Windows architecture and internals is a plus  

  

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. 

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