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Principal Engineer Manager - OneDrive & SharePoint Experiences
 Microsoft | |
 United States, Washington, Redmond | |
 Oct 21, 2025 | |
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OverviewThe Workplace Experiences (WEX) team is seeking a Principal Engineering Manager to lead a world-class group of engineers building the modern, intelligent web experiences that power SharePoint and Microsoft 365.As a Principal Engineering Manager in WEX, you will drive the AI transformation of SharePoint - enabling contextual discovery, generative knowledge creation, and intelligent collaboration across Microsoft 365. You'll shape experiences that help millions of people and organizations work smarter every day, advancing Microsoft's mission to empower every person and organization on the planet to achieve more.As a key leader in WEX, you will own the architecture, delivery, and operational excellence of large-scale, cloud-first systems - spanning modern portals, enterprise search, AI-powered knowledge systems, and the SharePoint Framework (SPFx). You'll lead engineering teams that infuse AI into every layer of the experience - from semantic search and summarization to generative page design, contextual assistance, and proactive knowledge surfacing - all deeply integrated within the Microsoft 365 ecosystem.This role blends deep technical expertise, architectural leadership, and people management. You will oversee multiple engineering teams, partner closely with product, design, and Microsoft 365 platform organizations, and drive end-to-end strategy for intelligent web and AI experiences at scale. Your leadership will set the standard for engineering excellence, innovation velocity, and reliability across mission-critical SharePoint systems.We are dedicated to empowering every employee to share their voice, access company knowledge, and engage meaningfully in a hybrid world. SharePoint remains the collaboration and content backbone of Microsoft 365 - where work happens, knowledge is built, and organizational culture comes to life. 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.
ResponsibilitiesLead and grow engineering teams developing intelligent, AI-first SharePoint experiences that empower millions of users to find, synthesize, and act on knowledge effortlessly.Drive architecture and technical direction for large-scale distributed systems and AI-driven applications, ensuring scalability, reliability, and responsiveness.Shape the convergence of AI and collaboration, connecting SharePoint's content foundation with Copilot, Microsoft Graph, and emerging AI frameworks across Microsoft 365.Define and oversee design patterns for AI-powered knowledge systems, including retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), semantic indexing, summarization, and recommendations.Champion responsible and secure AI practices, embedding transparency, privacy, and trust into every layer of the experience.Act as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) for critical systems, leading incident response and reliability improvements for AI-powered workloads.Mentor and develop engineers and managers, fostering a growth-oriented, inclusive culture grounded in technical excellence, experimentation, and learning.Partner with product, research, and design teams to translate cutting-edge AI capabilities into intuitive user experiences that deliver measurable customer value.Leverage AI-assisted development and automation (e.g., GitHub Copilot, test generation, intelligent telemetry) to accelerate quality and productivity across engineering teams.OtherEmbody our culture and values | |