Principal Software Engineer - Growth (CoreAI) at Microsoft
About the role
About the Role We’re building AI‑first growth and experimentation systems that scale across Microsoft. This role is about designing foundational engineering systems (instrumentation, experimentation, rollout, and decisioning) that let teams ship, measure, learn faster with higher confidence. As a Principal Growth Engineer in CoreAI, you’ll drive the technical strategy for how we measure, experiment, and scale AI experiences across world‑class products — while remaining deep in the details and l…
Interview process at Microsoft
Balanced - coding, design, and behavioral with equal weight. Less brutally-competitive vibe than FAANG peers but the bar is real. Team-fit matters more than at Amazon.
- Recruiter screen
- Technical phone screen (45 min, 1 coding problem)
- Full loop: 4 rounds - 2 coding, 1 design (system or component), 1 'as-appropriate' (senior manager, cross-functional)
- Team-specific chat
- Offer
Platforms used: internal loop, CodeSignal for some roles
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