Principal Software Engineer - Platforms
- Location India, Telangana, Hyderabad
- Experience 12+ yrs
- Job type Full-time
- Posted 13 Oct 2026
You will be taken to Microsoft’s own careers page to apply. Job ID 200061096.
Job description
Overview Do you want to reinvent how a billion people use their PCs, with AI agents that get things done for them? Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Windows is central to Microsoft's hybrid AI story, and we're reimagining it as the home for intelligent, agentic computing.The Windows Agent & Growth Innovations team in Microsoft India builds the AI and agentic experiences in Windows: agents that understand what users want and complete tasks for them across apps, devices and the cloud. You'll work on current and next-generation Windows, alongside teams across Windows, Microsoft AI and other product groups worldwide. We come together with a growth mindset and build on our values of respect, integrity and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive.
Responsibilities We're looking for a senior technical leader with strong C++/C# skills and a passion for AI to build agentic experiences that reach hundreds of millions of customers. Lead the architecture and design of complex, cross-team AI and agentic features on Windows. Deliver high-quality, performant code, with a focus on latency, memory and reliability across a wide range of devices. Define quality and success metrics for AI experiences, including evaluation, reliability and responsible AI. Work with product, design and data science partners to turn ambiguous ideas into shipped customer value.Mentor engineers and raise the engineering bar through modern, AI-assisted practices.