Principal Software Engineer
Microsoft (company site, opens in a new tab)6+ yrsNoidaOn-siteDirect career pageEst. 40–70 LPA
Posted 2d ago
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About This Role
- Set technical strategy and architecture for hyperscale cloud infrastructure and deployment platforms used by Microsoft 365 services.
- Lead delivery of secure, reliable distributed systems and large-scale infrastructure investments; own operational excellence through automation, observability, and reliability engineering.
- Influence engineering direction across teams, mentor engineers, and ensure solutions meet security, privacy, compliance, and service-reliability standards.
Minimum Requirements
- Work Experience Required: 6+ years of technical engineering experience, including coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent experience.
- Must pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire or transfer and every two years thereafter; other Microsoft, customer, or government security screening requirements may apply.
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Strong fit for an experienced infrastructure or platform engineer with expertise building and operating highly available distributed systems at scale.
- Likely to be shortlisted with experience leading geo-distributed engineering initiatives from design through delivery and influencing architecture across teams; 12+ years of software engineering experience is preferred.
- Cloud infrastructure, platform services, or developer-platform experience is relevant; experience applying AI to infrastructure challenges is an advantage.