Principal Software Engineering Manager - Dynamics Contact Center at Microsoft
Redmond, WA
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Aug 18, 2026
Redmond, WA
Sep 25, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
An engineering manager role overseeing a team of 12–15 engineers building AI-first enterprise applications. The position blends people leadership — hiring, guiding, and growing engineers — with hands-on technical accountability for design, delivery, quality, and support of services. The ideal candidate brings deep product sense, experience leading teams that ship AI-driven products, and the ability to bridge customer needs, product roadmap, and technical execution.
Senior level · 8+ years · Bachelor's required
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $178,991 (middle half $141,096–$225,584).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Aug 20, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (5)
The posting lists three equivalent qualification paths: (1) Bachelor's + 8 years, (2) Master's + 12 years, or (3) Bachelor's + 15 years — or equivalent experience. The minimum hard gate is therefore a Bachelor's degree with 8 years of experience; the overall years minimum is set to 8 accordingly.
The coding languages (C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python) are listed as examples ('including, but not limited to') within a required qualifications block, so they are captured as a single required skill with alternatives rather than separate entries.
6+ years of people management experience and 3+ years in a product development environment are stated as requirements but name no specific technology, so they are reflected in the overall years minimum and the overview rather than as skills.
The mention of 'specialized security screenings' appears to be boilerplate about background checks, not a US government security clearance gate — the clearance requirement is set to None.
The alternative occupation code 15-1252 is noted because the role explicitly requires hands-on engineering accountability and coding proficiency alongside people management, making the boundary between engineering manager and senior IC genuinely ambiguous.
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