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Member of Technical Staff, Developer Experience Engineering Manager

Microsoft
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onsite senior full-time $163,000 - $296,400 per year Mountain View

First indexed 14 May 2026

Description

We are looking for a senior technical leader to transform developer experience for large-scale AI Research. This team owns the foundational systems that power engineering velocity: monorepo, CI/CD, build systems, developer environments, and onboarding,serving hundreds of engineers and researchers working on frontier AI workloads.

As a Member of Technical Staff, Developer Experience Engineering Manager you will define the vision and strategy for developer productivity at supercomputing scale, build and lead a high-performing organization, and drive AI-first development practices that fundamentally improve how software is built, tested, and deployed.

Responsibilities:

Own and evolve E2E DevEx Platform: monorepo strategy and governance, CI/CD systems and reliability, Build systems and performance optimizations, Developer environments

Drive step-function improvements in engineering velocity by reducing PR lead time and build times, increasing CI reliability and improving developer trust

Establish standards and guardrails for code quality, testing, and release practices

Lead adoption of agentic AI workflows across the engineering lifecycle (coding, testing, debugging, ops)

Build and lead a high-performing team, set technical direction and execution standards, drive accountability through clear goals and metrics

Partner with infrastructure, ML, and research teams to remove friction in training and experimentation workflows

Operate with clear metrics and accountability for productivity, reliability, and developer satisfaction

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.

5+ years managing high performing engineering teams AND 5+ years of experience as Software Engineer.

Deep expertise in build systems (e.g., Bazel), CI/CD, and monorepo management

Proven track record improving developer productivity at scale (hundreds+ engineers) with experience driving organizational change and adoption of new practices/tools

Preferred Qualifications:

Strong systems thinking across performance, reliability, and developer workflows

Ability to balance speed, reliability, and standardization in a fast-moving environment

Effective cross-functional collaboration, with the ability to think rigorously, communicate clearly, and make or coordinate difficult decisions and trade-offs.

Familiarity with AI/ML development workflows and training systems

Experience integrating AI tools into software development workflows

Experience with Bazel or large-scale monorepos

Background in high-performance or large-scale compute environments

Software Engineering

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