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# Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft

Department: Software Engineering

**Setup**
: Hybrid

**Location**
: Bengaluru, Karnataka · Hyderabad, Telangana · +1

**Type**
: Full-time

**Level**
: senior

**Posted**
: Sep 24, 2026

## Description

Microsoft is hiring a senior platform engineer to architect, build, and maintain large-scale, real-time data-delivery systems for its advertising business. The role combines hands-on coding, distributed-systems and data-pipeline architecture, production support, technical leadership, and collaboration with Ads and Bing teams. Candidates need a bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field, at least 10 years of technical engineering experience, strong SQL and distributed-systems expertise, and experience with cloud, microservices, CI/CD, and data-intensive systems. The position is open for a minimum of five days with applications accepted until the role is filled.

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