Senior/Principal Software Engineer - Growth (CoreAI)

Overview

About the Role

• We'rebuildingAIfirst engineering systemsthat power growth at Microsoft - designing, shipping, and scaling code that directly shapes how millions of developers experience and adopt AI.

• As aGrowth Engineer inCoreAI,you'llsit at the intersection ofproduct, engineering, and data, drivingexperimentation, learning velocity, andreal businessimpactacross worldclassdeveloperand AI products.

• This role is aboutshipping fast, learning faster, and scaling what works - all while upholding Microsoft's commitment toresponsible, inclusive, and trustworthy AI.

AboutCoreAI

• CoreAI- Platform and ToolsisMicrosoft's AIfirst engineering organization, created to build theendtoend Copilot & AI stackpowering products likeGitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Code.

• Our mission is toempower every developer to shape the future with AI, accelerating how AI applications are built, deployed, and improved atglobalscale.

Why This Role Is Exciting

• This isnot growth at the edges- this is growth at the core.

• Build AIpowered growth loops onworldclass productslikeVS Code and GitHub

• Operate inside ahighvelocity, AIfirst engineering organizationwhere learning speed matters

• Influence howhundreds of millions of usersdiscover, adopt, and succeed with AI

• Drivereal businessimpact- measured, shipped, and scaled

• Help define whatresponsible growthlooks like in the AIorganisation

Our Culture & Values

• At Microsoft,how we build matters as much as what we build.

• We are guided by our mission toempower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more, and we show up every day with:

• Agrowth mindset

• Respect, integrity, and accountability

• A commitment toinclusive, responsible AIthat earns trust and benefits everyone

• We believe diverse perspectives make our products - and our teams - stronger.

ImpactYou'llHave

• Raise the bar forexperimentation qualityacrossCoreAI

• Help defineAI growth best practicesfor Microsoft

• Turn learning into leverage - faster adoption, better experiences, measurable results

Responsibilities

WhatYou'llDo

• Own growth through engineering excellence and experimentation

• Design, ship, and iterate ongrowth experimentsacross acquisition, activation, engagement, and retention

• Build and evolveA/B testing frameworks, metrics, and toolingthat raise experimentation quality and confidence

• Partner closely withProduct, Data Science, Design, and Researchto turn hypotheses into shipped learnings

• Usedata and telemetryto guide decisions - from experiment design to rollout strategy

• Scale successful growth patterns acrosshightraffic, global AI products

• Balancespeed and rigorin a fastpaced, AIfirst engineering environment

What We're Looking For

• Software engineering fundamentals with experience building, shipping, and operatingproduction services or client applications

• Proficiencyin designingscalable, reliable systemsthat support rapid iteration and experimentation

• Experience writing highquality, maintainable code and owning services endtoend in a live environment

• Ability to reason about performance, reliability, and correctness in hightraffic systems

• Experience supporting or drivingexperimentation (A/B testing)in production environments

• Understanding of experimentation quality, including guardrails, metricsselection, and rollout strategies

• Engineering mindset grounded inhypothesisdriven developmentand learning through iteration

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.

Other Requirements

• 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:
  • Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Preferred Qualifications

• 2+ yearsshippingA/B testsendtoend in production (design instrumentation analysis rollout), including improving experiment quality and guardrails

• 4+ yearsbuilding and shippinghighavailability featuresformultiregion, globally distributed systems(resiliency, failover, capacity planning)

• Demonstrated experienceleaning heavily on AI to accelerate engineering velocity, including using AI tools to prototype, implement, debug, and iterate on production features

Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 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 $158,400 - $258,000 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:

Software Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $139,900 - $274,800 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 $188,000 - $304,200 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

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 requesting accommodations.