New 
Manager, Data Processing Unit - Software Development Kit
 Microsoft | |
 United States, California, Santa Clara | |
 Oct 22, 2025 | |
|
OverviewMicrosoft Silicon, Cloud Hardware, and Infrastructure Engineering (SCHIE) is the team behind Microsoft's expanding Cloud Infrastructure and responsible for powering Microsoft's "Intelligent Cloud" mission. SCHIE delivers the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's over 200 online businesses including Bing, MSN, Office 365, Xbox Live, Teams, OneDrive, and the Microsoft Azure platform globally with our server and data center infrastructure, security and compliance, operations, globalization, and manageability solutions. Our focus is on smart growth, high efficiency, and delivering a trusted experience to customers and partners worldwide and we are looking for passionate, high-energy engineers to help achieve that mission. The Data Processing Unit (DPU) team brings together state-of-the-art software and hardware expertise to create a highly programmable and high-performance ASIC with the capability to efficiently handle large data streams. Thanks to its integrated design, this solution empowers teams to operate with increased agility and deliver significantly superior performance compared to CPU-based alternatives. As a leader for the DPU Software Development Kit (SDK) team, you will champion the end-to-end quality and impact of our software development kits, ensuring developers can innovate seamlessly on our platform. This role calls for strategic vision, deep technical expertise, and an unwavering commitment to our customers. You will work across engineering, product, and customer teams-embracing a One Microsoft approach-to deliver exceptional developer experiences and anticipate evolving needs. By fostering collaboration and a growth mindset, you will shape how our SDKs empower developers worldwide and drive adoption through trust and excellence.
ResponsibilitiesOwn and evolve the end-to-end SDK strategy across APIs, documentation, usability, and developer workflows to deliver a seamless experience. Champion cross-functional collaboration across engineering, product, and customer teams to drive improvements in developer experience and platform integration. Turn customer insights into impact by translating feedback into actionable enhancements that anticipate future needs. Define and measure success through clear KPIs for SDK adoption, quality, and developer satisfaction. Scale readiness and enablement across programs to empower developers and accelerate innovation. Embed quality early and simplify complexity, ensuring robust processes and software that delight customers and reduce friction. | |