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Principal Software Engineering Manager

Microsoft

Hyderabad, IND

Full-time

Senior · 18+ years experience

Hybrid

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Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 18+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications

6+ years of people management experience leading software engineering teams, preferably experience managing managers, with a track record of leading and growing teams.
Experience leading teams that span, partner, and vendor resources toward shared outcomes.
Technical and engineering leadership with the experience to define architecture, drive execution strategy, and deliver large-scale distributed platforms and services with measurable business impact.
Experience building relationships with and driving consensus among senior executives and cross-functional stakeholders in large or strategic organizations, and of managing stakeholder relationships to reach agreement on solutions.
Experience driving decisions collaboratively, resolve conflicts, and ensure follow-through, with written and verbal communication and presentation skills across all levels of management and audience sizes.
Experience building AI-native, agentic products and/or applying AI across the software development lifecycle with measurable productivity gains.
Experience building composable, contract-driven platforms at scale, with deep expertise in distributed systems, cloud platforms (e.g., Azure), and data-intensive applications.
Experience in commercial systems, including incentives, sales planning, CRM, and/or marketplaces.
Experience scaling multi-team engineering organizations, e.g., as a Group Engineering Manager or Director of Engineering.
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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