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Principal Software Engineer - Backend/Fullstack

Microsoft
Bengaluru, IND
Full-time
Senior · 6+ years experience
Hybrid
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Required/Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python. OR equivalent experience.
  • OR equivalent experience.

Other Requirements

  • Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:
  • Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
  • 12+ years of software engineering experience building cloud-scale distributed systems.
  • Solid experience with C#, Java, Python, or comparable languages.
  • Proven experience designing large-scale platform services, APIs, and data-intensive systems.
  • Experience with AI/ML platforms, LLM orchestration, RAG, agent frameworks, or intelligent systems.
  • Deep understanding of distributed systems, reliability, observability, security, privacy, and cloud architecture.
  • Demonstrated ability to influence technical direction beyond immediate team boundaries.
  • Solid communication, collaboration, and leadership skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to influence technical direction and drive alignment across multiple teams, organizations, and disciplines without direct authority.
  • Solid customer obsession with a proven track record of translating ambiguous customer or business challenges into scalable engineering solutions.
  • Growth mindset with a passion for continuous learning, innovation, and adoption of emerging AI technologies.
  • Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to engineers, product leaders, and executive stakeholders.
  • Proven ability to balance long-term platform investments with short-term business priorities and product commitments.
  • Experience driving high-agency engineering culture, fostering accountability, ownership, and operational excellence across teams.
  • Ability to navigate ambiguity, evaluate tradeoffs, and make sound decisions in rapidly evolving technology environments.
  • Passion for mentoring and developing engineers through technical leadership, design guidance, knowledge sharing, and example-setting.
  • Track record of identifying opportunities for organizational leverage, engineering efficiency, and AI-powered productivity improvements.
  • Ability to represent the team in cross-organizational forums, establish credibility with senior leaders, and advocate for engineering investments that drive customer and business impact.
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  • This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
  • Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.

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