Microsoft

Principal Software Engineer

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2 months ago
Bengaluru, IndiaStaff+

Responsibilities

  • Own and lead architecture efforts for complex products, including design documentation, technology evaluation, and performance, scalability, resiliency, and compliance requirements.
  • Improve AI tools and practices across the software development lifecycle and guide Responsible AI adoption.
  • Mentor engineers and lead test strategy creation and execution, including security testing and AI-assisted automation.
  • Establish code invariants, collaborate with security partners, and implement AI safety features for production systems.
  • Drive partner-team collaboration for end-to-end integration, scalability, performance, and live-site readiness.
  • Improve code quality through mentoring and modern coding patterns and tools.
  • Maintain live-service operational integrity through rotational on-call work, monitoring, and issue resolution.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field and 8+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in C, C++, C#, Java, or Python, or equivalent experience.
  • Experience developing large-scale distributed systems using cloud technologies such as Azure or AWS.
  • Ability to meet Microsoft Cloud Background Check and other applicable security screening requirements.
  • Preferred: master’s degree with 10+ years of experience, or bachelor’s degree with 12+ years of experience, or equivalent experience.
  • Preferred: advanced knowledge of SQL/NoSQL technologies and high-availability database design.
  • Preferred: troubleshooting experience with service-oriented products, distributed-system management, and architectural and technical system design.
  • Preferred: 6+ years of software development experience building low-latency, high-throughput, highly reliable services.
  • Preferred: awareness of agile software development methods and phased feature delivery.

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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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