Principal Software Engineer · Hyderabad
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Principal Software Engineer
Job Role
Principal
Department
Software & Technology
Job Type
Fulltime
Salary
1
Experience
10–12 years
Job Location
Hyderabad
Education
Bachelor's Degree
Posted by
Microsoft India
Posted On
4 Aug 2026
Valid until
3 Oct 2026
Skillset required
Job Description for Principal Software Engineer
A role-focused description with responsibilities, expectations, and qualifications for this opening.
Principal Software Engineer is a delivery-focused opportunity based in Hyderabad, India.
Lead the Fabric Data Movement team in designing, building, and operating a next-generation service that transfers large volumes of data with minimal latency across cloud systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the Fabric Data Movement team in designing, building, and operating a next-generation service that transfers large volumes of data with minimal latency across cloud systems
- Design, build, and improve software systems that support the goals of the Software Engineer function.
- Translate product or business requirements into clean, maintainable technical solutions.
- Write high-quality code with appropriate testing, code review, and documentation discipline.
- Collaborate with product, design, QA, and peer engineers to deliver reliable releases.
- Investigate bugs, performance issues, and production risks with a strong root-cause mindset.
- Improve system reliability, observability, and maintainability through thoughtful engineering decisions.
- Contribute to architecture and implementation discussions with pragmatic technical trade-offs.
- Break down complex work into clear milestones and communicate status transparently.
- Refactor and simplify existing code where it improves long-term velocity and quality.
- Support release readiness by validating edge cases, dependencies, and rollback considerations.
- Share knowledge through pairing, mentoring, documentation, and constructive code reviews.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in computer science, engineering, or a related field.
- Strong coding fundamentals with attention to reliability, performance, and maintainability.
- Experience working with code reviews, testing practices, and collaborative delivery workflows.
- Ability to break down ambiguous problems into clear technical solutions.
- Comfort partnering with cross-functional teams in iterative product or platform environments.
- Strong debugging, communication, and ownership skills across the software lifecycle.
Applications should be submitted through the listed apply link.
About this opening
Microsoft India is hiring a Principal in the Software & Technology team based in Hyderabad.
This role is fulltime, flexible, 10–12 years experience, up to ₹1 per year—matched against UnoJobs' verified employer data.
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- Role
- Principal
- Department
- Software & Technology
- Location
- Hyderabad
- Work mode
- Flexible
- Experience
- 10–12 years
- Compensation
- up to ₹1 per year
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