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Principal Software Engineering · Bengaluru

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Designation Offered

Principal Software Engineering

Job Role

Technical Lead

Department

Software & Technology

Job Type

Fulltime

Salary

1

Experience

12–16 years

Job Location

Bengaluru

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Posted by

Microsoft India

Posted On

21 Jul 2026

Valid until

19 Sept 2026

Skillset required

Azure

Job Description for Principal Software Engineering

A role-focused description with responsibilities, expectations, and qualifications for this opening.

Software & Technology

Principal Software Engineering Manager is a delivery-focused opportunity based in Bengaluru, India.

Lead Azure Storage development focused on providing the world's lowest cost cloud-based storage, building and managing tenants at internet scale ensuring efficient resource use, high availability, and support.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead Azure Storage development focused on providing the world's lowest cost cloud-based storage, building and managing tenants at internet scale ensuring efficient resource use, high availability, and support
  • Design, build, and improve software systems that support the goals of the Software Engineering Manager 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 Technical Lead in the Software & Technology team based in Bengaluru.

This role is fulltime, flexible, 12–16 years experience, up to ₹1 per year—matched against UnoJobs' verified employer data.

Skills evaluated for this opening include Azure. Apply directly through UnoJobs to keep your application visible to Microsoft India without bouncing across multiple sites.

Role
Technical Lead
Department
Software & Technology
Location
Bengaluru
Work mode
Flexible
Experience
12–16 years
Compensation
up to ₹1 per year

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