Microsoft

Principal Software Engineer

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4 days ago
Hyderābād, IndiaStaff+

Responsibilities

  • Determine user requirements with stakeholders and drive dependencies and design documentation for products, applications, services, and platforms.
  • Create, implement, optimize, debug, refactor, and reuse code to improve performance, maintainability, effectiveness, and return on investment.
  • Partner with stakeholders and project managers to drive workgroup project plans, release plans, and work items.
  • Act as a Designated Responsible Individual, guide other engineers, and develop and follow operational playbooks.
  • Participate in on-call monitoring, identify degradation or downtime, communicate status, and initiate restoration actions.
  • Improve product availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, performance, monitoring consistency, and operations at scale.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s and/or graduate degree in computer science, engineering, or equivalent.
  • 11+ years of professional development experience.
  • Experience with C++, C#, big data, machine learning, natural language processing, and search technologies.
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Cloud Services, including Azure, Entra, and O365.
  • Security awareness including penetration testing and threat analysis.
  • Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and government security screening requirements, including the Microsoft Cloud background check.
  • Preferred qualifications include software development experience, cloud and AI knowledge, collaboration with geographically dispersed engineering teams, relationship-building with senior technical and business leaders, independent problem-solving, and strong English communication skills.

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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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