Are you ready to join an exciting and dynamic team of engineers? If so, Microsoft's Cloud Operations + Innovation team is looking to hire a Senior Software Engineering Lead!

Microsoft’s Cloud Operations and Innovation (CO+I) team builds and operates Microsoft datacenters, which in turn power Microsoft’s cloud business. The CO+I Engineering team (CO+IE) delivers services, applications, and automation supporting datacenter planning, construction, and operation. We own a large portfolio of services, including workflows that enable predicable, lowest cost datacenter construction, telemetry systems that drive high availability and optimized energy usage, and task and performance management applications that help our operation run as efficiently as possible. CO+I Engineering is a competitive advantage for Microsoft, and an important pillar in its cloud success.

If you have solid development skills and want to have fundamental impact on how Microsoft’s Cloud is managed and operated globally, this job is for you. We are looking for a passionate and self-driven Principal Software Engineering Lead to lead the team of Software Engineers, work with data center operation organizations and engineering partner teams to enable the next generation of data center operation with cutting edge features and technology, and make sure it matches the ever-growing cloud computation demands. If you enjoy driving innovation and delivering state-of-the-art user experiences using the latest cutting-edge technologies in a fast-paced engineering organization, yearn to build highly scalable distributed services, work across a breadth of CO+I systems in addition to being a depth expert in one or more of those systems, and are passionate about building strong and talented team, this is the right opportunity for you.

* This role is located in one or all hub locations - Atlanta, GA, Washington, D.C., Redmond, WA, San Antonio, TX or Phoenix, AZ.

* Relocation support will be provided, and successful candidates must relocate or reisde within 50 miles of the hub office location.

* This role is eligible for hybrid or remote work, up to 100%.

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