Job Description

Overview

As a Principal Software Engineering Managaer, you will lead software engineering teams using AI-native tools and Responsible AI practices across the SDLC. Owns architectural direction, design decisions, and technical strategy for complex products. Manages cross-team dependencies, drives engineering excellence in code quality, security, and reliability. Includes people management responsibilities: driving employee growth, executing projects, and managing performance.

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.

Responsibilities
- Lead adoption of AI/ML tools and Responsible AI practices across the software development lifecycle.
- Own architecture discussions, lead design reviews,



and evaluate current technologies for complex products.
- Guide teams on test strategy, code quality, security-first development, and engineering best practices.
- Lead code reviews, incident retrospectives, and drive reduction in incident volume and severity.
- Manage cross-team dependencies, project planning, and delivery alignment with stakeholders.
- Drive live site reliability through telemetry, monitoring, and effective on-call/DRI processes.
- Ensure compliance with security, privacy, and regulatory standards across all team deliverables.
- People management: model leadership values, coach team members, and invest in individual growth and development.

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 12+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
- Master's Degree in Co

📌 Principal Software Engineering Manager (Bengaluru)
🏢 Microsoft
📍 Bengaluru