About

Harsh Gidra is a seasoned Principal Engineering Manager at Microsoft with over 11 years of experience in the IT industry. He has an impressive track record of shipping multiple versions of enterprise-ready products and cloud services. Harsh has expertise in product design, implementation, developing test strategies for products & services, and supporting customers through support channels, live site incidents, and analyzing live-site data to form feedback loop for product planning and engineering. Currently, Harsh is part of the core team that shipped System Center DPM - Backup to Azure. As a Principal Software Engineering Manager, he is responsible for leading a team of engineers to deliver high-quality products and services. Harsh is a proactive problem-solver who has a keen eye for detail and is always looking for ways to improve processes and products. Before joining Microsoft, Harsh worked as an Associate Applications Engineer at Oracle, where he was part of the development team for next-gen P6 Web Application using Java EE technologies. He also worked as a Summer Intern at Sony, where he developed an intranet application using Java EE technologies and Open source frameworks. Harsh holds a Bachelor of Technology degree in Information Technology from Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur. He also has a Science degree from Don Bosco School, Siliguri. Harsh's tech stack includes Senior Software Engineer, test, product designer, Azure, Java, and Web. With 11.71 years of relevant experience, Harsh is a highly skilled and experienced professional who is dedicated to delivering high-quality products and services. He is a team player who is always willing to go the extra mile to ensure the success of his team and the projects they work on.