Microsoft Principal Software Engineer

Microsoft

Principal Software Engineer

Principal Engineering Manager

19.5

Years of experience

4.75

Review score

Sessions done

90.16%

Re-book rate

About

More than 20 years of industry experience. Engineering Manager proficient in backend systems and distributed systems. Performed over 500 interviews while at Microsoft. I have several years of experience interviewing managers and individual contributors at all levels. I have several years of experience coaching software engineers, engineering managers on career growth, career transitions, interviewing, team building, organizing projects and much more. I enjoy helping others achieve their career goals while ensuring their well being.

Experiences

Principal Software Engineer

Microsoft

Principal Engineering Manager

Microsoft

Session types support

Behavioral

Coding

Product Design

Tech-Behavioral Mix

System Design

DS Phone screen

Technical

Technical Project Retrospective

Leadership

Infrastructure

Programming

Algorithms

Googleyness & Leadership

Culture Fit

Technical/competency based

Technical Project Deep-dive

Project Retrospective

Building Management & Eng Culture

People Management

Leadership (People/XFN)

Leadership (Org/Product Vision)

XFN Leadership

Business Leadership & Strategy

Product Leadership

Leadership & Drive

Resume Review

Phone Screen

HM Initial Interview

Initial Screen

Communication & Collaboration

Code Review

Career Conversation

Program Sense

Take Home Assignment

Technical Design and Architecture

Bar-raiser

Computer Architecture

Design

Product Architecture

DS Technical Skills (Coding only)

Technical Presentation

Reviews

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Recent

On-time

High relevance content

High quality simulation

Enjoyable session

Recommend strongly to everyone ; Great coach ; Simulated a real interview insightful feedback. @coach - Thank you for today's session. The feedback is really insightful, especially what things should be expedited and where to spend most of time and energy. Thanks again!

Microsoft Principal Engineering Manager

20 Apr 2026

Recent

On-time

High relevance content

High quality simulation

Enjoyable session

I am getting started with the interviewing process and this session helped me jump start on the journey.

Microsoft Principal Engineer

1 May 2026

On-time

High relevance content

High quality simulation

Enjoyable session

Very helpful, got actionable feedback on how to improve.

Wells Fargo Software Development Engineer

26 Feb 2026

FAQs

Coaching Options

Flexible SchedulingInstant Verbal Feedback

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