Microsoft

Senior Product Manager - VS Code

Microsoft • $119K — $234K *
Redmond, WA 98052In-Person
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree AND 5+ years in product/service/program management or software development, or equivalent experience.
  • 3+ years hands-on experience with Visual Studio Code (VS Code).
  • Regular use of AI-powered coding tools.
  • Experience defining product strategy and delivering complex products with multiple teams.
  • Successful track record leading initiatives across teams and aligning stakeholders.
  • Experience shipping AI developer tool features and workflows.
  • Familiarity with open-source communities and practices.

Responsibilities

  • Define vision, strategy, and measurable outcomes for major product areas based on customer needs.
  • Lead product delivery for cohesive experiences across VS Code and GitHub, collaborating with various teams.
  • Build deep developer empathy through hands-on coding and direct interaction with customers and user studies.
  • Engage deeply with engineering on technical tradeoffs, leveraging personal experience with VS Code and AI tools.
  • Use data to understand product behavior and drive decisions for performance and growth improvements.
  • Manage ambiguous, cross-organizational initiatives by aligning stakeholders and clarifying objectives.
  • Engage with the open-source community around VS Code, fostering feedback and collaboration.
  • Represent VS Code in external communications, showcasing industry trends and product strengths.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health benefits including dental and vision.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
  • Paid time off for vacations, holidays, and personal time.
  • Opportunities for professional development and continued learning.
  • Flexible work environment with remote work options.
Full Job Description
Responsibilities
  • Define the vision, strategy, and measurable outcomes for significant product areas, continuously evaluating developer scenarios and translating customer needs and emerging technology into clear priorities.
  • Lead end-to-end delivery of cohesive product experiences across VS Code and GitHub, partnering closely with engineering, researchers, data science, and design from early exploration through launch and iteration.
  • Build deep developer empathy by writing and debugging code, self-hosting VS Code, testing extensions and prototypes, and staying close to customers through GitHub issues, social media, interviews, and user studies.
  • Go deep with engineers on technical and architectural tradeoffs, grounded in direct experience using VS Code and AI tools and a deep understanding of our user base.
  • Use quantitative and qualitative data to understand product behavior, improve performance and reliability, run controlled experiments, and make investment decisions that deliver measurable product and growth outcomes.
  • Lead ambiguous, cross-team and cross-organization initiatives, creating clarity, aligning stakeholders, managing tradeoffs, and driving decisions through execution.
  • Partner with the open-source community and extension ecosystem to sustain a healthy community around VS Code and create authentic, rapid feedback loops.
  • Represent VS Code externally through blogs, videos, livestreams, workshops, customer meetings, and conferences, grounded in a deep understanding of industry trends and VS Code's strengths.
  • Stay current on emerging technologies and the AI developer tools landscape to identify opportunities and inform VS Code's future investments.


Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree AND 5+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development
    • OR equivalent experience.


Other Requirements:

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 Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.


Preferred/Additional Qualifications:

  • 3+ years of hands-on experience using Visual Studio Code.
  • Regular hands-on use of AI-powered coding tools.
  • Demonstrated experience defining product strategy and shipping complex products or features with engineering, design, and data science partners.
  • Demonstrated experience leading ambiguous initiatives across multiple teams or organizations and aligning stakeholders around shared outcomes.
  • Experience shipping features for AI developer tools, such as code assistants, AI-integrated development environments, or agentic coding tools.
  • Familiarity with agentic coding workflows such as multi-step code generation, autonomous debugging, testing, and code review.
  • Experience using experimentation, product analytics, and customer research to set direction and measure product outcomes.
  • Experience working in, contributing to, or demonstrating a sustained passion for open-source communities.
  • Experience working with fast-moving, distributed engineering teams.


Product Management IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $160,200 - $261,000 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

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

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181,000 employees
Market Cap
$1,762.4 billion
Industry
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Net Income
$51.3 billion
Founded
1975
5 Year Trend
+15.5%
Revenue
$153.2 billion
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