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Principal Software Engineering Manager

Principal Software Engineering Manager

Name: Jobpe
Address: T-Hub, Plot No 1/C, Sy No 83/1, Raidurgam panmaktha, Knowledge City Rd, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500081, IN
Telephone: +91-83339-09630
Price range: Free

Microsoft

10 - 5 years

0 Lacs

hyderabad telangana

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Work Mode

On-site

Job Type

Full Time

Job Description

Principal Software Engineering Manager

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Date posted

Aug 25, 2025

Job number

1862832

Work site

Microsoft on-site only

Travel

0-25 %

Role type

People Manager

Profession

Software Engineering

Discipline

Software Engineering

Employment type

Full-Time

Overview

The Path organization is seeking a Principal Engineering Manager who is passionate about working on cutting-edge AI Products and Experiences. As part of Path's vision to redefine Collaborative Work Management, this team is developing advanced AI-driven experiences that integrate Planner, and Teams products. We aim to bring next-generation AI productivity to Meetings and other Teams users.

As a Principal Software Engineering Manager, you will lead and manage a forward-thinking team dedicated to building Planner integration features in Teams. You will take ownership as a self-starter, highly motivated, execution-focused, and passionate about providing a friction-free experience for customers. You will drive design across various large-scale apps and services like Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint & Planner to build end-to-end solutions.

Our culture: We are an agile team of technical engineers with a deep-rooted customer obsession in every decision we make. We move fast, avoid overthinking, and embrace a fail-fast mentality. We believe in building solutions the right way with a "do what it takes" attitude. We are a team, a family, that succeeds only as one unit where all voices are heard, and all opinions are welcomed

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 discipline 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.
Leadership Excellence: Exceptional skills with a proven ability to inspire and lead cross-functional engineering teams, fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation.
Management Expertise: A minimum of 5 years of experience in managing software development teams, demonstrating the ability to nurture talent, drive team performance, and deliver high-quality software solutions.
Technical Proficiency: Experience with data platforms like Cosmos, Synapse, or Cosmos DB will be considered an added advantage.

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:

Extensive Engineering Experience: At least 10 years of professional software development experience, with a strong track record of building large-scale, reliable cloud services. Proficiency in general-purpose programming languages such as C#, TypeScript, C/C++ is essential.

Responsibilities

Strategically own and lead the full spectrum of services from conception to deployment, ensuring a seamless end-to-end lifecycle.
Directly manage and mentor a dedicated team of 8 to 10 software engineers, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence.
Architect and engineer large-scale distributed software services and solutions, setting a high bar for design and development practices.
Champion and enforce modern software engineering practices, including rigorous design reviews and adherence to best practices.
Drive system design with well-defined interfaces across multiple components, utilizing code reviews and data/telemetry for informed decision-making.
Cultivate best-in-class engineering by ensuring services and components are modular, secure, reliable, diagnosable, actively monitored, and reusable.
Enhance test coverage for services, spearhead integration tests, and proactively address and resolve problem areas.
Prioritize testability, monitoring, observability, reliability, and maintainability, recognizing when code meets Microsoft's standards for sharing and delivery.
Develop a deep understanding of Microsoft's business landscape, collaborating with mentors and leaders to deliver cohesive user experiences.
Focus on customer and partner needs with a data-driven approach, translating feedback into actionable insights and service improvements.
Troubleshoot and optimize automation, reliability, and monitoring to maintain high service quality and address Live Site issues.
Engage in on-call rotations, providing expert support and debugging for both customer-reported and internally identified service incidents.

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.

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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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