Principal Software Engineer
Microsoft (company site, opens in a new tab)6+ yrsHyderabad, Noida, BengaluruOn-siteDirect career pageEst. 35–70 LPA
Posted 7h ago
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About This Role
- Owns technical design and delivery of product, application, service, or platform work, including stakeholder requirements, dependencies, and release planning.
- Builds and improves code for performance, maintainability, effectiveness, and ROI; guides other engineers as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI).
- Participates in on-call operations, responding to service degradation or downtime and improving availability, reliability, observability, and performance at scale.
Minimum Requirements
- Work Experience Required: 6+ years of technical engineering experience coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python; a bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field is required, or equivalent experience.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Cloud Services, including Azure, Entra, or O365, and security awareness covering areas such as penetration testing or threat analysis.
- Must pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire or transfer and every two years thereafter.
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Has substantial software development experience; 10+ years with C++ or C# is preferred, not stated as a minimum requirement.
- Brings cloud and AI technology knowledge and can connect technical choices to business drivers and emerging trends.
- Has experience coordinating work across agile engineering teams, including geographically dispersed teams, and operating services through monitoring and incident response.