<b>Overview</b><br><div><p role="heading" aria-level="2"><strong><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">About the Role</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559685":0,"335559738":299,"335559739":299}"> </span></strong></p></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="2" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal">We’re</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal"> building </span></span><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal">AI‑first growth and experimentation systems</span><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal"> that scale across Microsoft. This role is about designing foundational engineering </span><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal">systems (</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal">instrumentation, experimentation, rollout, and decisioning) that let teams ship, measure, learn faster </span></span><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal">with higher confidence</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal">.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="2" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal">As a </span><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal">Principal Growth Engineer in </span><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal">CoreAI</span></span><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal">, </span><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal">you’ll</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal"> drive the technical strategy for how we </span></span><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal">measure, experiment, and scale</span><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal"> AI experiences across world‑class products — while </span><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal">remaining</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal"> deep in the details and landing meaningful changes daily.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="3" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="2" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal">At this level, impact comes from building </span><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal">repeatable systems</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal"> and raising the engineering bar: better experiment quality, better telemetry, safer rollouts, and clearer business outcomes — delivered through pragmatic execution and deep technical judgment.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><p role="heading" aria-level="2"><strong><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">About </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">CoreAI</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559685":0,"335559738":299,"335559739":299}"> </span></strong></p></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="3" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none">CoreAI – Platform and Tools</span><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"> is Microsoft’s AI‑first engineering organization, created to build the </span><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none">end‑to‑end Copilot & AI stack</span><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"> powering products like </span><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none">GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Code</span><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none">.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="3" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none">Our mission is to </span><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none">empower every developer to shape the future with AI</span><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none">, accelerating how AI applications are built, deployed, and improved at global scale.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><br><br><b>Responsibilities</b><br><div><div><p role="heading" aria-level="2"><strong><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">What </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">You’ll</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2"> Do</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559685":0,"335559738":299,"335559739":299}"> </span></strong></p></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="4" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal">Own growth through engineering excellence and experimentation — at a systems level</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="4" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal">Architect and build </span><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal">paved paths</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal"> for online experimentation: standardized metrics, guardrails, analysis workflows, and rollout automation that improve reliability and decision quality across teams</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="3" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="4" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal">Lead multi‑workstream initiatives that span teams/products (e.g., unified growth measurement, cross‑surface funnels, experimentation quality improvements)</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="4" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="4" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal">Build and evolve core capabilities: </span><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal">telemetry foundations</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal">, experiment assignment/targeting, feature flighting, and risk controls (kill‑switches, guardrails, progressive delivery)</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="5" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="4" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal">Partner with Product, Data Science, Design, and Research to turn ambiguous goals into </span><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal">shippable, measurable systems</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="6" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="4" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal">Stay close to the work: write production code, review designs/PRs, and coach others through architecture and implementation tradeoffs</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><p role="heading" aria-level="2"><strong><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">What W</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">e're</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2"> Looking For</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559685":0,"335559737":0,"335559738":299,"335559739":299,"335559740":279}"> </span></strong></p></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="5" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal">Proven ability to design and ship </span><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal">systemic solutions</span><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal"> (platforms, frameworks, primitives) that enable multiple teams to move faster — while </span><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal">remaining</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal"> deeply hands‑on and detail‑oriented</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="5" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal">S</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal">oftware engineering fundamentals with experience building, shipping, and operating </span></span><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal">production services or client applications</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal"> at scale</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="3" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="5" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal">Demonstrated technical leadership across </span><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal">architecture, service fundamentals, and quality</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal"> (reliability, performance, operability, security, and maintainability)</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div></div><div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="4" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="5" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal">Track record</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal"> of translating ambiguous product/business problems into </span></span><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal">measurable engineering outcomes</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal">, with clear hypotheses, instrumentation, and decision criteria</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="5" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="5" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal">High data aptitude: comfortable with metrics, telemetry, and experimental analysis — and able to raise the bar on experimentation rigor and interpretation</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div></div><br><br><b>Qualifications</b><br><p><strong>Required Qualifications </strong></p><ul><li>Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience. </li></ul><p><strong>Other Requirements</strong></p><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li><p>Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: </p><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li><p>Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter. </p></li></ul></li></ul><p><strong>Preferred Qualifications</strong></p><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="6" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal">8+ years</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal"> building and shipping </span><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal">high‑availability features</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal"> for </span><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal">multi‑region, globally distributed systems</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal"> (resiliency, failover, capacity planning)</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="6" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal">4</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal">+ years of experience in experimentation with emphasis on quality: guardrails, bias detection, metric integrity, rollout risk management, and enterprise grade experimentation</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="3" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="6" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal">Demonstrated experience building </span><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal">experimentation/measurement platforms</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal"> (feature flags/flighting, assignment, metrics pipelines, analysis tooling) used by multiple teams</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="4" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="6" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal">Demonstrated experience </span><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal">leaning heavily on AI to accelerate engineering velocity</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal">, including using AI tools to prototype, implement, debug, and iterate on production systems</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="5" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="6" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal">C</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="Normal">ross‑team influence: you create clarity, align stakeholders, and drive execution across organizational boundaries — without becoming a “piece‑mover”</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559685":720,"335559737":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":279,"335559991":360}"> </span></p></li></ul></div></div> <br><br><p>Software Engineering IC6 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $163,000 - $296,400 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $220,800 - $331,200 per year. <p></p> <p>Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:<br/><a href='https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay'>https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay</a></p></p><br><p>This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.</p><br><hr><br><p>Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about <a href="https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html"><b><u>requesting accommodations.</u></b></a></p>
