Microsoft

Principal Software Engineer

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3 days ago
Noida, India +2 moreStaff+

Responsibilities

  • Determine user requirements with appropriate stakeholders for product, application, service, or platform scenarios.
  • Identify dependencies and develop design documents.
  • Create, implement, optimize, debug, refactor, and reuse code to improve performance, maintainability, effectiveness, and return on investment.
  • Partner with stakeholders and project managers on project plans, release plans, and work items.
  • Act as a Designated Responsible Individual, guide other engineers, monitor systems on call, communicate service status, and initiate restoration actions for incidents.
  • Improve availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, performance, monitoring, and operations at scale.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related technical field and 6+ years of technical engineering experience with coding, or equivalent experience.
  • Coding experience in one or more of C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Cloud Services, Azure, Entra, and O365.
  • Strong analytical skills, customer engagement, and cross-functional collaboration abilities.
  • Security awareness including penetration testing and threat analysis.
  • Ability to pass required Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening, including the Microsoft Cloud background check.
  • Preferred qualifications include 10+ years of professional development with C++ and C#, cloud and AI technology knowledge, experience with geographically dispersed engineering teams, and the ability to build relationships with senior technical and business leaders.
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About Microsoft

10,000+ employees

Microsoft develops operating systems, productivity software, cloud services, developer tools, and consumer devices for individuals, enterprises, and governments. Its main products include Windows, Microsoft 365, Azure, Visual Studio/GitHub, Xbox, and LinkedIn; revenue comes from software subscriptions and licenses, cloud consumption, hardware sales, and advertising. Founded in 1975 and headquartered in Redmond, Washington, Microsoft is a public company traded on Nasdaq.

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