Overview
We are building the next generation of Microsoft Copilot extensibility platforms that enable customers, partners, and internal teams to extend Copilot through Agents, MCP servers, Actions, Connectors, Skills, and intelligent workflows. Our mission is to create a secure, scalable, and developer-friendly platform that enables thousands of extensibility scenarios across Microsoft 365 Copilot and future AI experiences.
As a Principal Software Engineer, you will provide technical leadership for critical platform investments, influence strategy across multiple teams, and drive the architecture of large-scale distributed systems powering AI agents and extensibility experiences.
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




Define and drive the long-term technical vision for Copilot extensibility platforms and agent ecosystems.
Architect highly scalable, reliable, and secure services that power agent execution, tool invocation, orchestration, discovery, and governance.
Lead design and implementation of platform capabilities supporting MCP, Actions, Connectors, Declarative Agents, Digital Workers, and emerging AI extensibility standards.
Drive architectural decisions across multiple engineering teams and influence product direction.
Partner with Product Managers, Applied Scientists, Security, and partner engineering teams to deliver customer-impacting capabilities.
Identify platform gaps and create reusable frameworks, SDKs, and services that accelerate engineering productivity.
Establish engineering excellence through reviews, operational rigor, observability, reliability, and engineering best practices.
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📌 Principal Software Engineer (Hyderabad)
🏢 Microsoft
📍 Hyderabad