Microsoft

Principal Software Engineer

India, Telangana, Hyderabad
Level
Principal
Work type
On-site · Telangana

Not stated in the posting: salary, visa.

Open. First seen 27 October 2026.

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About the role

Overview The Windows + Devices Fundamentals team improves the reliability, performance, responsiveness, battery life, memory efficiency, and overall health of Windows devices. We build and operate the services, telemetry systems, and data pipelines that transform signals from…

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What this role asks for

Particular to this role

Machine Learning · Power BI · PowerShell · SQL

Rare in Microsoft's other 299 open postings.

Standard for software engineering roles

Python

Common in software engineering postings at any company.

Compared with Microsoft's other open jobs.

The team: Software Engineering HIRES STEADILY

This role is one of 148 open in Software Engineering. 102 were posted in the last 30 days and the oldest in January: a team that hires all year rather than one being built.

WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS

Python (141 of 148), C++ (140 of 148), C# (137 of 148), Java (135 of 148), C (133 of 148), JavaScript (126 of 148), Azure (89 of 148)

OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM

From the team and dates on Microsoft's own job board.

Other openings for this role

2 open postings for this role in India, Telangana, Hyderabad, first posted 26 October 2026. The company is likely hiring for more than one position. None has been taken down and posted again.

Salary context

66 other open postings titled Principal Software Engineer state a salary: median USD 196,950 to USD 274,800 a year.

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