Principal Software Engineering Manager at Microsoft

Hyderabad, Telangana, India -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

11 Apr, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

11 Jan, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Distributed Systems, Databases, Platform Engineering, Cloud Services, Telemetry Systems, Incident Management, Cloud Deployment Pipelines, Linux Systems, Platform Security, Observability, Reliability Engineering, DevOps Systems, AI-driven Automation, Live-site Management, Engineering Systems, Cross-service Infrastructure

Industry

Software Development

Description

Overview Microsoft is a company where passionate innovators come to collaborate, envision what can be and take their careers further. This is a world of more possibilities, more innovation, more openness, and the sky is the limit thinking in a cloud-enabled world. 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. The Postgres Migrations team is hiring a Principal Engineering Manager for the Engineering & Service Fundamentals team. As Manager for fundamentals team, you will lead the team that owns core engineering systems, telemetry/insights platforms, service lifecycle management, live‑site excellence, and cross‑service platform integrations. Your team acts as the control tower for the health, quality, and operability of the service. We do not just value differences or different perspectives. We seek them out and invite them in so we can tap into the collective power of everyone in the company. As a result, our customers are better served. Responsibilities As a Principal Engineering Manager for Fundamentals team, you will be responsible for the following: * Leadership & Strategy: Define and evolve the long-term Fundamentals charter across engineering systems, reliability, security, telemetry, lifecycle, and AI-driven automation. Build a multi-year roadmap for service health, live‑site maturity, reliability KPIs, and standardization of platforms across Azure Data. *People Management: Lead, coach, and grow a high-performing engineering team with strong fundamentals in distributed systems, observability, security, and reliability. Drive clarity, purpose, inclusion, and manager excellence; sustain high team trust and effectiveness scores and deliver to the team’s charter and roadmap. *Technical Execution: Own telemetry systems, live site operations, Engineering Systems and Cross service infrastructure and integrations. *Innovation: Drive automation-first engineering using AI-driven diagnostics (MCP Server, Co-Pilots, capacity telemetry) and champion modernization of telemetry, observability and service infrastructure. Embody our culture and values Qualifications Required/Minimum Qualifications 12+ years of engineering experience in distributed systems, databases, platform engineering and cloud services. 4+ years leading engineering teams delivering highly available cloud services and infrastructure. Expertise in telemetry systems, incident management, cloud deployment pipelines, Linux systems, or platform security. Demonstrated experience leading cross-org technical initiatives. Preferred/Additional Qualifications Experience in Azure Database services (PostgreSQL, SQL, MySQL), Azure Compute, Fabric, or similar cloud platforms. Strong architectural skills in observability, reliability engineering, or DevOps systems. Experience driving AI-based automation for diagnostics and live-site management. Job Requirements: Other & Additional Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter. Equal Opportunity Employer (EOP) Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form (Accessibility | Microsoft Careers). Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work. #azdat #azuredata #postgres This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled. 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 with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.

Responsibilities

As a Principal Engineering Manager, you will lead the Fundamentals team responsible for core engineering systems and service lifecycle management. You will define the long-term strategy and build a roadmap for service health and reliability across Azure Data.