Principal Software Engineer Job at Microsoft Corporation (Hyderabad)

Principal Software Engineer

Microsoft Corporation

Location:
India , Hyderabad

Category:
IT - Software Development

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Job Description:

Microsoft’s Azure Data engineering team is leading the transformation of analytics in the world of data with products like databases, data integration, big data analytics, messaging & real-time analytics, and business intelligence. The products our portfolio include Microsoft Fabric, Azure SQL DB, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure PostgreSQL, Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Service Bus, Azure Event Grid, and Power BI. Our mission is to build the data platform for the age of AI, powering a new class of data-first applications and driving a data culture. Within Azure Data, the databases team builds and maintains Microsoft's operational Database systems. We store and manage data in a structured way to enable multitude of applications across various industries. We are on a journey to enable developer friendly, mission-critical, AI enabled operational Databases across relational, non-relational and OSS offerings. As part of Microsoft’s Azure Data engineering group, the databases team is in charge of building the next generation of database cloud services for our global customers. Our portfolio includes Azure SQL DB, Azure PostgreSQL, Azure MySQL, and Azure Cosmos DB. Our mission is to build the data platform for the age of AI, powering a new class of infinitely scalable data-first applications. Come join Azure MySQL on our journey to build a best-in-class managed service for an AI-enabled open-source database offering. We are a team of passionate engineers working on a massive scale, and we are growing fast!

Job Responsibility:

Technical leadership, architect, design, build, and maintain core components of the control plane for Azure Database for MySQL
Lead end-to-end development of features that improve availability, performance, and operational simplicity
Debug and resolve complex issues across distributed systems, Linux OS, networking, storage, and compute layers
Continuously improve service reliability, observability, and debuggability through thoughtful engineering
Mentor teammates and contribute to a culture of ownership, urgency, and pragmatic problem-solving
You are the key member in developing the product strategy & product features which are key differentiators for the product offering
Lead discussions with stakeholders to enable solutions that is highly secure, reliable and performant
Lead by example within the team by producing extensible and maintainable code
Apply metrics to drive the quality and stability of code, as well as appropriate coding patterns and best practices
Participate in code reviews to ensure coding standards are followed
Consider diagnosability, reliability, and maintainability when reviewing code, and understand when code is ready to be shared or delivered
Identify needs for a broad versus selected approach in testing mechanisms and make informed decisions to implement the most effective tests
Drive efforts to add new tests, remove antiquated tests, and aggregate tests to improve the test suite
Work in a culture of continuous improvement, adaptation, reflection, and growth
Embody our culture and values

Requirements:

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years relevant technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role
This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter
Master'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 OR 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 OR equivalent experience
Experience designing, building, and operating large-scale distributed systems or cloud services
Strong programming skills, deep knowledge of your programming language of choice and its standard library, and deep understanding of data structures and algorithms
Clear and concise verbal and written communication
Proven ability to lead technical decisions independently, mentor engineers, work cross-functionally, and deliver reliable, maintainable code in high-stakes environments
Familiarity with control plane design patterns, service orchestration, and scaling stateful services and distributed systems
Experience with database internals, performance tuning, failover and replication a plus
Experience with Linux troubleshooting, analyzing memory dumps, and low-level performance a plus

Nice to have:

Experience with database internals, performance tuning, failover and replication
Experience with Linux troubleshooting, analyzing memory dumps, and low-level performance

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
March 01, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

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