Vijit Prabhu
Engineering leader | Building scalable systems and teams, quietly and deliberately| Long-term thinking in tech
- Role
- Principal Software Engineering Manager at Microsoft at Microsoft
- Location
- Delhi, DL, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Vijit Prabhu
Leading at the intersection of technology, execution, and people—driving clarity in complex environments and creating conditions where teams and systems can scale sustainably.Deeply invested in building strong teams, driving decisions compound over time, and how thoughtful leadership shapes both technical and human outcomes.Over the last decade, I’ve worked across engineering leadership, data science, and applied research—building and scaling systems that operate in real-world, high-impact environments. My current work focuses on leading engineering teams building AI- and automation-driven platforms to improve reliability, reduce operational toil, and enable faster, more proactive response at scale.Previously, I led data science and software engineering teams working on large consumer platforms, shaping data strategies, user behavior modeling, and machine learning capabilities that informed product and business decisions. I’ve also held deeply technical roles focused on translating complex, real-world problems into data and ML solutions—spanning large-scale data analysis, feature engineering, model tuning, and production pipelines.Earlier in my career, I worked in applied research environments, including government research, contributing to secure and reliable communication systems where correctness and resilience were non-negotiable. That foundation continues to influence how I approach system design and leadership today.Across roles, I’ve consistently focused on leading, delivering, improving how teams operate, and making decisions that compound over time—valuing execution, clarity, and long-term impact over noise.
Experience
Principal Software Engineering Manager at Microsoft
Sep 2025 — Present · Noida, IN
I lead the team of seasoned software engineer who work in building critical technologies leveraging AI and automations to stream line incident management for the Office Online with a focus to reduce on call engineer toil and reduce customer impact with faster mitigation and proactive anomaly detection.
Education
Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad
B.Tech., Computer Science & Engineering
2006 — 2010
St. Francis' College,Lucknow
ISC & ICSE, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry,English
1992 — 2004
Skills
- Image Processing
- Computer Vision
- Software Development
- Algorithm Design
- Java
- Artificial Intelligence
- Matlab
- Visual Studio
- C
- Programming
- Digital Image Processing
- Simulations
- C++
- Algorithms
- Linux
- Qt
- Data Structures
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