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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Principal Software Eng Manager - **Company:** Microsoft - **Location:** United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Access, Microsoft Online Services, Data Discovery, Data Systems, Distributed Systems, Identity and Access Management, Role-Based Access Control, Cloud Services, Software Engineering, Privacy Controls, Data Logging - **Published:** July 28, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.jobmonkeyjobs.com/career/27884391/Principal-Software-Eng-Manager-Any-Bangalore-1210 ## About the Role * Bachelor's Degree AND 15+ years of experience in software engineering, including 6+ years leading engineering teams. * Experience building and operating distributed systems or platform services, including on-call/operational ownership. * Experience partnering with security, privacy, and/or compliance stakeholders in regulated or risk-managed environments. * Experience building and shipping privacy, security, or governance platforms (e.g., data inventory/classification, retention/deletion, access governance, DSR/subject-rights workflows, or policy enforcement services). * Demonstrated ability to automate controls and evidence collection for audit readiness, and to partner effectively through assessments and compliance reviews. * Proven experience working across multiple teams and systems to deliver outcomes in complex, highly matrixed organizations. * Ability to lead ambiguous problem spaces, turning strategy and research into concrete, actionable product and engineering investments. * Strong technical judgment and architecture skills across cloud services, data systems, and security fundamentals (identity, access, encryption, logging, and least privilege). * Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to align diverse partners around shared goals, tradeoffs, and success metrics. * Familiarity with privacy engineering concepts and global regulatory drivers (e.g., GDPR, CCPA) and how they map to technical controls and product requirements. #MSFTSecurity 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 background and Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter. This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled. ## Description * Build, coach, and retain a high-performing engineering team (hiring, performance, and career growth) and set a culture of quality, inclusion, and operational excellence. * Own end-to-end delivery of privacy and data-governance platform capabilities (e.g., data discovery and inventory, classification/labeling, policy enforcement, retention/deletion, access governance, and audit evidence). * Translate regulatory, policy, and risk requirements into engineering roadmaps, clear problem statements, and measurable success metrics that balance speed with trust, safety, and compliance. * Partner closely with security, legal, compliance, privacy, and product teams to design solutions that are production-ready, scalable, and repeatable-not one-off processes. * Drive execution across multiple systems and teams in a highly matrixed environment, influencing roadmaps and priorities without direct authority. * Establish strong engineering practices for reliability, security, privacy, and incident response; define SLOs, telemetry, and operational mechanisms to keep services healthy. * Use data and customer feedback to evaluate impact, close control gaps, and continuously improve privacy and governance outcomes across Microsoft ## Related Videos - [From Messy Queries to Scalable Systems - How Data Engineering actually works](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100203-from-messy-queries-to-scalable-systems-how-data-engineering-actually-works) - [3 Ways to Rebuild the Data Stack for Agents](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100091-3-ways-to-rebuild-the-data-stack-for-agents) - [Crypto-secure Data Management with In-Database Blockchain](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/632-crypto-secure-data-management-with-in-database-blockchain) - [Develop enterprise-ready applications for Microsoft Teams with Azure resources on modern web technologies](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/187-develop-enterprise-ready-applications-for-microsoft-teams-with-azure-resources-on-modern-web-technologies) - [The Data Mesh as the end of the Datalake as we know it](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/156-the-data-mesh-as-the-end-of-the-datalake-as-we-know-it) - [Security Pitfalls for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/726-security-pitfalls-for-software-engineers) ## Related Articles - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [The 12 Best Jobs for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/401-the-12-best-jobs-for-software-engineers) - [Events like RSAC Get You CISOs. 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