Software Engineer Manager
 Microsoft | |
 United States, Nevada, Reno | |
| 6840 Sierra Center Parkway (Show on map) | |
 Oct 19, 2025 | |
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OverviewJoin the team that sustains Azure's global server infrastructure, driving innovation and operational excellence to support one of the world's leading cloud platforms. Within Azure Core Microsoft Capacity Infrastructure Services (MCIS) Decommission, we play a vital role in the modernization and health of Azure's server fleet. By safely and efficiently retiring legacy servers, we help ensure that Microsoft's cloud services continue to deliver reliable and high-performance experiences to customers worldwide.Our work involves close coordination with backend and infrastructure teams to transition workloads to newer, more efficient hardware. We collaborate with backend service teams to release control of outdated systems and partner with datacenter teams to ensure compliant removal from facilities. This process is essential to Azure's evolution and contributes meaningfully to the sustainability and agility of Microsoft's cloud infrastructure.As a Software Engineer Manager in Azure Core MCIS, you will lead a skilled team focused on maintaining the operational efficiency of our server fleet. This role offers the opportunity to shape your team's impact on the reliability and scalability of Azure services while growing your technical and leadership capabilities. You will foster innovation, build a high-performing team culture, and deliver results aligned with strategic goals. Flexible work arrangements, including remote options, are available. Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.
ResponsibilitiesCoaches and supports partnership with appropriate stakeholders (e.g., project manager, technical lead) to determine user requirements within teams.Coaches teams and drives identification of dependencies and the development of design documents for a product, application, service, or platform.Coaches team members within the team in producing extensible and maintainable code.Coaches team to drive multiple group's project plans, release plans, and work items in coordination with appropriate stakeholders (e.g., project managers).Coaches others and acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) and guides other engineers across products, working on call to monitor system/product/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions.Seeks new knowledge that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale and shares knowledge with other engineers.Other * Embody our culture and values | |