Principal Software Engineering Manager

Microsoft Advertising, part of Microsoft AI (MAI), is a rapidly growing business powering global advertisers across search, display, and emerging AI-driven channels. Our Advertising CRM team is building the next generation of customer relationship management solutions that unify advertiser data, enable intelligent workflows, and deliver actionable insights across Sales, Marketing, Operations, Billing, and Customer Success.

We are seeking a Principal Software Engineer Manager to lead key engineering investments within the Advertising CRM & Intelligent Business Platforms organization. This team develops AI-powered CRM, sales enablement, workflow automation, business intelligence, monetization, trust, compliance, and operational platform capabilities that empower Microsoft Advertising's commercial ecosystem.

This role is for an engineering leader who can combine technical depth, solid people leadership, execution excellence, and business platform expertise. The manager will lead a team delivering large-scale enterprise and customer-facing systems in partnership with Product Management, Applied Science, Sales, Customer Success, Security, Privacy, Compliance, Finance, and partner engineering organizations.

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Starting January 26, 2026, Microsoft AI (MAI) employees who live within a 50- mile commute of a designated Microsoft office in the U.S. or 25-mile commute of a non-U.S., country-specific location are expected to work from the office at least four days per week. This expectation is subject to local law and may vary by jurisdiction.

Responsibilities

Lead and Grow High-Performing Engineering Teams

• Recruit, coach, and develop software engineers, technical leads, and engineering managers to deliver world-class Advertising CRM, Sales Enablement, Monetization, and AI-powered business platform solutions while fostering a culture of engineering excellence, accountability, and innovation.