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Principal Software Engineer

Bengaluru, India

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Principal Software Engineer

Requisition number: 2339277 Job category: Technology Primary location: Bengaluru, Karnataka Date posted: 03/17/2026 Overtime status: Exempt Travel: No

Architect, design, and deploy Azure cloud solutions for Linux & Windows workloads.
Lead end‑to‑end cloud delivery with minimal guidance; mentor engineering teams.
Build scalable architectures using Azure networking, Functions, Container Apps/AKS, databases, and messaging services.
Implement Azure security, IAM, HA/DR, and cost optimization practices.
Design and troubleshoot cloud and virtual networking solutions.
Build CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions; automate infrastructure using Terraform.
Leverage AI‑enabled tools to improve engineering productivity; maintain ongoing AI skill development.
Support data migration, streaming, and integration workloads.
Collaborate with cross‑functional teams; translate business needs into technical solutions.
Optional: Contribute to multi‑cloud designs (AWS/GCP), Kubernetes, Databricks, Kafka, Python/Go, MLOps/AIOps, and agentic AI solutions.

Required Qualifications:

Required Baseline Skills / Experience:
- Azure Certification (Associate+ level, verifiable)
- Azure - 5+ years solutioning and deploying applications in Azure cloud
- Lead Experience - 3+ years in a role demonstrating ability to own and drive cloud deliverables with minimal technical guidance
- Experience solutioning for both Linux and Windows oriented applications
- Deep knowledge of Azure services and architecture:
- Azure networking
- Azure function apps (serverless architectures)
- Azure Container Apps / AKS (containerized architectures)
- Azure databases and data migration capabilities
- Azure data streaming/messaging services
- Azure security and IAM
- Azure HA and DR practices
- Azure cost estimation and cost optimization
- Networking (strong understanding of general and cloud virtual networking)
- CI/CD automation using GitHub / GitHub Actions
- IaC with Terraform
Required AI Experience:
- Completed AI related training (e.g., fundamental concepts, prompting, etc.)
- Demonstrable experience leveraging AI enabled tooling to improve productivity
- Foundational AI literacy (understanding of basic AI ecosystem concepts)
- Demonstrated commitment to personal AI skill development
Additional Skills:
- Multi-Cloud Experience with alternative cloud providers (AWS, GCP)
- Kubernetes
- Databricks pipelines
- Kafka
- Python (GoLang is also nice to have)
- MLOps / AIOps
- Agentic AI solution development

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