Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft
About the role
Core OS is responsible for the foundational technologies that underpin Windows and Windows Server, providing the trusted platform on which customers run their most critical workloads. Our team combines deep systems engineering with modern AI innovation to bring the next generation of intelligent capabilities to enterprise environments. We are hiring a Senior Software Engineer in CoreOS to help build threat-resistant platform capabilities for Windows Server across on-premises, hybrid, and cloud-…
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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