Principal Engineering Manager

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Job Description

Principal Engineering Manager- Mobile

Hyderabad, Telangana, India


Date posted
Oct 07, 2025
Job number
1879605
Work site
4 days / week in-office
Travel
0-25 %
Role type
People Manager
Profession
Software Engineering
Discipline
Software Engineering
Employment type
Full-Time

Overview

The Office Android Shared Team develops and maintains shared components and experiences for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint on Android, delivering best-in-class user experiences, enabling next-generation collaboration, and ensuring business-critical reliability for millions of users.

This role provides the opportunity to design and implement high-performance, scalable, and intuitive features, strengthen core fundamentals, incorporate the latest mobile innovations, and drive AI-powered advancements across the Office suite.

We are seeking a Principal Engineering Manager to lead a dynamic mobile engineering team dedicated to Android experiences for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. This leadership position is essential for fostering engineering excellence, enhancing platform fundamentals, supporting emerging device form factors, and reimagining shared surfaces for the AI era within Microsoft’s mobile productivity suite. The successful candidate will help shape the future of mobile productivity in the AI-first world, collaborating closely with product, design, and partner teams across global locations.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Qualifications

Required 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, Kotlin or Python
    • OR equivalent experience.
  • Proven ability to establish trusted, effective relationships across diverse sets of stakeholders.
  • Track record of creating a culture of technical excellence and growing strong engineering teams.
  • Ability to quickly pick up existing concepts and employ new techniques and strong problem solving.
  • Mobile development experience in iOS and Android is desirable.
  • Track record of delivering products, features and functionality on time, with extremely high quality.
  • Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills.
  • Great verbal and written communication skills and ability to work cross- team in collaborative environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • 2+ years of experience managing engineering teams.
  • Expertise in C/C++, Java / Kotlin is a highly desirable.
  • Experience with productivity or enterprise-grade mobile applications.
  • Familiarity with accessibility, localization, and internationalization.
  • Proven track record of shipping high-quality apps at scale.
  • Experience in experimentation and using data science to analyse product telemetry.

Responsibilities

  • Lead a team of 8+ engineers to design, architect and drive implementation of large-scale experience spanning multiple systems and groups.
  • Provide technical guidance and design leadership to your team.
  • Collaborate with global partner teams and disciplines to scope and deliver projects.
  • Practice customer obsession to create great customer outcomes.
  • Create a diverse and inclusive team culture.
  • Create robust career development plans to help team members grow.
  • Create clarity, generate energy and deliver results through your team.
Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.
Industry leading healthcare
Educational resources
Discounts on products and services
Savings and investments
Maternity and paternity leave
Generous time away
Giving programs
Opportunities to network and connect
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 and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.

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