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Principal Group Engineering Manager

India, Hyderabad · Job Posted July 03, 2026
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Join our team AIInfra, where we are building the AI data-plane that powers all LLM inferencing workloads across Microsoft and Azure customers—from cutting-edge startups to Fortune 500 enterprises. Our converged AI fabric delivers inference capabilities for all LLMs in Microsoft catalog, including OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral, Cohere, Llama, and more. As a Principal Software Manager – Ai data-plane, you will shape the future of one of the largest and fastest-growing services in Azure, foundational to Microsoft’s AI strategy. Our mission is to serve models at scale—reliably, efficiently, and with ultra-low latency—enabling a rich set of AI-powered product experiences. This is a rapidly evolving space with immense opportunities to learn, innovate, and drive industry-wide impact! You will lead a 50 person team to deliver products at scale with the most cutting edge technology.

Job Responsibility

  • Build and scale the core serving systems and smart request routing and distribution for all LLMs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral, Grok, DeepSeek and many others)
  • Learn, innovate and build cutting edge innovations in the AI space collaborating with the best and brightest leading it
  • Ship new product features and improvements at a high velocity
  • Design, implement and deliver AI services to support product offerings for large-scale LLM serving
  • Collaborate closely with product management and partner teams to align technical direction with business goals
  • Coach and grow team members with design, code reviews, and mentorship serving as a role model leading product quality and velocity
  • Engage with customers to gather feedback and resolve complex issues
  • Innovate technical solutions, and patterns that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products
  • Embody our culture and values.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 10+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, or Java OR equivalent experience
  • 5+ Years Managing large teams
  • Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements
  • Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Nice to have

  • 6+ years of design and problem-solving experience, with understanding of system performance, scalability, and engineering best practices
  • Understanding of distributed systems specifically in request serving at scale
  • including high-performance storage, distributed databases, and networking across global-scale infrastructures
  • Experience shipping with high velocity and iterative approaches to track a north star
  • Demonstrated experience in building high-quality, reliable systems at scale
  • Ability to lead complex technical initiatives that span multiple teams and disciplines
  • Customer-obsessed approach to problem solving, with empathy and a drive to deliver impactful solutions.
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