Principal Software Engineer

Principal BI & Data Engineering Lead

Description: Be a part of our success story. Launch offers talented and motivated people the opportunity to do the best work of their lives in a dynamic and growing company. Through competitive salaries, outstanding benefits, internal advancement opportunities, and recognized community involvement, you will have the chance to create a career you can be proud of. Your new trajectory starts here at Launch.

What we are looking for:

The Principal BI & Data Engineering Lead will deliver enterprise-grade business intelligence solutions exclusively within the Microsoft Azure Data Stack, including Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, Azure Synapse, Azure Data Factory, and related services. Embedded as a consultant within Microsoft, this role will partner closely with business and technical stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable, high-performance BI solutions. The lead will design and optimize data models, implement advanced analytics features, and ensure data accuracy and governance across Microsoft's cloud-native environment. Success in this role requires both deep technical expertise and the ability to act as a trusted advisor, influencing solution design and adoption of Microsoft BI best practices.

Role: Principal BI & Data Engineering Lead

Location: Hyderabad

Years of experience: 15+ Years

Shift: US Overlapping hours(2PM-11PM)

Responsibilities:

Lead and mentor a team of data analysts and BI developers, providing technical guidance, design

standards, code reviews, and best practices

Lead the design, development, and delivery of end-to-end analytics and BI solutions using Power BI, from data ingestion to executive-ready dashboards

Own and execute data engineering responsibilities, including data ingestion, transformation,

modeling, and orchestration using Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Lake, Azure Synapse, and related

Azure services

Build high-impact, intuitive Power BI dashboards and reports that enable data-driven decision-making across multiple business domains

Drive stakeholder engagement by partnering with business leaders, product owners, and Microsoft stakeholders to gather requirements, define KPIs, and translate business needs into robust analytics solutions

Ensure data quality, accuracy, governance, and refresh reliability, adhering to Microsoft security,

compliance, and data governance standards

Apply data science and advanced analytics techniques (statistical analysis, forecasting, segmentation, and predictive modelling) to uncover trends, generate insights, and support strategic business decisions.

Partner with stakeholders to design, prototype, and operationalize data science solutions, leveraging Python, PySpark, and Azure analytics services, and integrate results into Power BI dashboards for business consumption

Collaborate closely with platform, data engineering, and architecture teams to align BI solutions with enterprise data strategy

Establish and enforce BI standards, documentation, and best practices for dashboard design,

performance optimization, and data modeling

Stay current with Microsoft BI, Azure, and Fabric roadmap features, continuously improving analytics capabilities and team effectiveness.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Information Systems, or related field

15+ years of experience in business intelligence or data visualization roles

Experience with Python and/or PySpark for data transformation or advanced analytics

Strong hands-on experience with Azure Data Services, Microsoft Fabric, and enterprise data

warehousing concepts

Proven proficiency in SQL and Azure-native data transformation pipelines

Advanced expertise in Power BI, including DAX, data modeling, performance optimization, and

visualization best practices

Demonstrated ability to lead teams, manage priorities, and deliver analytics solutions at scale

Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and consulting skills, with experience

influencing senior leadership.

We are Navigators in the Age of Transformation:

We use sophisticated technology to transform clients into the digital age, but our top priority is

our positive impact on the human experience. We ease anxiety and fear around digital transformation and replace it with opportunity. Launch IT is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, military/veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. Launch IT is committed to creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion, respect and integrity, customer focus, and innovation.

About Company:

Launch IT India is wholly owned subsidiary of The Planet Group (http://www.launchcg.com.

http://theplanetgroup.com a US company, offers attractive compensation and work environment for the prospective employees. Launch is an entrepreneurial business and technology consultancy. We help businesses and people navigate from current state to future state. Technology, tenacity, and creativity fuel our solutions with offices in Bellevue, Sacramento, Dallas, San Francisco, Hyderabad & Washington D.C.

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