Microsoft Is Hiring A Senior Software Engineering Manager

• Job TypeFull Time
• QualificationBA/BSc/HND
• Experience2 – 6 years
• LocationNairobi
• Job FieldICT / Computer 

Responsibilities

• Lead and guide a team of software engineers in the design, development, and implementation of complex systems. – Drive continuous improvement initiatives related to development processes, tools, and team efficiency. – Collaborate with multiple stakeholders to ship innovative technologies that deliver Identity capabilities to Microsoft customers to protect their assets in the cloud. – Adhere to and drive modern software engineering best-practices within the team – Develop “best-in-class” engineering for our services by ensuring that the services and the components are well-defined and modularized, secure, reliable, diagnosable, actively monitored and reusable. – Lead and mentor a group of diverse and dedicated team members. – Focus on customer/partner needs through a data driven approach

Qualifications

• 6+ years of software development and design experience – 2+ years of experience in managing a large software engineering team – Bachelor’s degree in computer science, related field, or equivalent work experience. – Experience with one or more general purpose programming languages including but not limited to: C#, Python, JavaScript, Java, C/C++ – Proven track record of leading successful software development projects and collaborating with others on designing, developing, testing, and shipping solutions to large scale technical problems and meeting requirements on time. – Excellent communication, leadership, and collaboration skills. – Ability to deal with ambiguity and understand key business needs in line with competing priorities and apply the right technology and implementation to the solution.
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft background and Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Method of Application

Interested and qualified? Go to Microsoft on jobs.careers.microsoft.com to apply.