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Principal Software Engineering Manager

Principal Software Engineering Manager

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15 years

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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

Oct 14, 2025

Job number

1894376

Work site

Fully on-site

Travel

0-25 %

Role type

People Manager

Profession

Software Engineering

Discipline

Software Engineering

Employment type

Full-Time

Overview

Are you an experienced Principal Software Engineering Manager with a passion for building cool windows experiences and agents? Do you excel in collaborating with architects, program management, and data disciplines? Do you thrive on solving complex and ambiguous challenges? Are you able to generate energy throughout the teams that you lead? If so, come join us!

We are the Windows Agents and Growth Initiatiives (WinAGI) team, a part of the Windows + Devices (W+D) organization in Microsoft. Our team’s vision is to infuse AI in different layers of Windows, build great AI agents and grow our customer base! You will lead a growing team that builds AI agents and partners with several teams in Windows and the Microsoft CoPilot team! You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams, contribute to AI-intense projects, and provide leadership in the development of AI-powered features for Windows. If you’re passionate about pushing the boundaries of technology and have a strong C++ and machine learning background, we’d love to hear from you! 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 15+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
- OR equivalent experience.
10+ years of total experience designing, building and shipping software at scale.
Solid design, coding, debugging, teamwork, partnership and communication skills.
Experience working with large dev teams to achieve complex goals on time and on budget.
Proven ability to find a shippable solution given conflicting and ambiguous requirements.
Exceptional teamwork and values that foster a positive team culture.
Experience in collaborating with teams across different time zones and geographies.
Experience driving efforts across product groups and business units.
Experience in leading and coaching teams of software engineers; providing expert guidance, hands-on assistance, best practices, and training.
Demonstrated ability to ramp up on both new and legacy technologies.
Experience in working within an agile software development team, leveraging experimentation and prototyping, while continuing to measure and iterate.
Proven fundamental understanding of how to deliver end-to-end scenarios with security, reliability, and engineering quality in mind.
Experience in mentoring less experienced engineers and helping to set a positive team culture.
Ability to learn and work effectively in a highly ambiguous, rapidly evolving environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

Excellent C/C++ design/architecture skills with expertise in leading teams in Windows development a plus.
Experience with cross group design and coordination is an advantage.

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Responsibilities

You will be an experienced and technical engineering lead who builds AI and agentic experiences to support great and delightful consumer experiences. You will be a strong people manager who is committed to creating clarity, generating energy, and delivering success. As a people manager, you will deliver success through empowerment and accountability by modeling, coaching, and caring. You will provide direction to the team through breaking down specs and architecture, and work across multiple disciplines to make implementation decisions. In your role you will work with peers across program management and software engineering to launch new experiences that integrate with existing systems. We welcome your innovative ideas and fresh perspectives to strengthen our growth mindset culture that is grounded in customer obsession, and diversity and inclusion.

Influence and align product vision by collaborating with customers, partners, product management, and engineering teams.
Deliver high quality results with full ownership and take the product to next level
Help the career development of team members through active coaching and mentorship.
Create a strong culture of engineering excellence, customer passion, collaboration, diversity and inclusion. And of course, having fun too!

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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Industry leading healthcare

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Educational resources

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Discounts on products and services

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Savings and investments

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Maternity and paternity leave

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Generous time away

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Giving programs

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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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