Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Significant experience in software engineering with proficiency in one or more programming languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
• Experience designing, developing, and maintaining large-scale software systems.
• Experience incorporating AI-assisted or AI-native development practices into the software development lifecycle.
• Experience leading and developing engineering teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
• Experience in backend, distributed systems, platform, infrastructure, or developer productivity engineering.
• Experience building scalable, reliable, and maintainable services and platforms.
• Experience using data and operational metrics to inform engineering decisions.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and evolving environment.
• Demonstrated ownership and accountability in delivering results.

Responsibilities

• Manage, coach, and support a team of individual contributors on the Copilot Shadow Experimentation platform
• Grow the team by developing engineers into independent senior and principal contributors.
• Create clarity for the team by setting the right priorities and engineering direction for evolving the platform.
• Apply high-scale design principles across every tier of the service, ensuring agility and reliability.
• Quickly diagnose and drive resolution of problems across a complex, distributed service ensuring high reliability.
• Set technical direction and delivery for the team
• AI-Native Development – Provide practical technical leadership on the disciplined use of, and improving artificial intelligence (AI) tools and practices across the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
• Lead team on experimenting with AI tools and practices to improve efficiency and productivity

Perks and Benefits

Software Engineering M5 - The typical base pay range for this role across Czechia is Kč 1,983,000.00 - Kč 3,553,000.00 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations, and ordinances.