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who sit on the panel

Prepare with an engineer who interviews at Microsoft.

A Principal Software Engineer working on Azure Data and Spark Runtime, Jorge brings a rare combination of production-scale engineering, technical interviewing and teaching experience.

Microsoft Principal SWE · Technical interviewer · Former professor

• Live Coding & DSA
• System Design
• Backend & Distributed Systems
• Senior–Principal IC

Best for: Software engineers facing coding, architecture and technical-depth rounds.

Get the hiring-panel perspective from a leader who built the panels.

Wes brings nearly 30 years in engineering, including leadership experience at Microsoft, Lenovo TruScale and Drizly. He has designed hiring loops, trained interviewers and participated in final hiring decisions.

Former Director of Platform Engineering · Grew an AI organization from 9 to 30

• Engineering Manager–Director
• Staff-Level System Design
• Platform & Cloud Architecture
• Leadership Interviews

Best for: Experienced engineering leaders and senior/staff engineers preparing for architectural and leadership evaluations.

One coach across data, machine learning and applied AI.

Natalie’s coverage connects Data Science, ML Engineering, Data Engineering and AI Solutions Architecture. Her preparation is tailored to the specific role, technical requirements and company interview process.

• Data Science & Applied ML
• ML Engineering & AI
• SQL, ETL/ELT & Data Modeling
• AI Solutions Architecture
• Data/AI Forward Deployment

Best for: Data scientists, ML and data engineers, and technical candidates in AI-focused customer-facing roles.

Bridge architectural depth with strong technical leadership.

With senior technical program and engineering leadership experience at Microsoft and Expedia, Allen connects software and solutions architecture to execution, delivery and stakeholder communication.

Former Microsoft / Expedia · AWS Solutions Architect certified · US patent co-inventor

• Solutions & Software Architecture
• Technical Program Management
• Technical Product Management
• Platform & Cloud Delivery

Best for: Solutions and software architects, platform-focused TPMs and technically oriented product leaders.

Technical interview prep from both sides of the table.

A former Microsoft Senior Software Engineer and TikTok Engineering Manager with a PhD in Computer Science, Kelvin has conducted coding, backend and system-design interviews at both companies.

Microsoft Senior SWE · TikTok Engineering Manager · PhD in CS

• Data Structures & Algorithms
• Backend System Design
• Distributed Systems
• Technical Interview Strategy

Best for: Software engineers preparing for live coding and backend architecture rounds.

A practical path from the whiteboard to the offer.

A Yale CS graduate and former Bloomberg engineer, Matt has interviewed junior and senior engineers, helped rewrite Bloomberg’s technical preparation curriculum, and worked as a founding engineer and forward-deployed engineer.

Bloomberg · Yale CS · Former founding engineer

• Live Coding & DSA
• API & Backend Design
• System Design
• Junior–Senior SWE
• FDE Technical Rounds

Best for: Junior through senior SWE candidates who need realistic coding and system-design practice.

Go deep on the architecture beneath large-scale platforms.

After 13 years at Salesforce, Cody brings principal-level experience in data infrastructure and distributed systems, including Salesforce Big Objects, Async SOQL and Apache HBase/Phoenix.

13 years at Salesforce · Principal/lead engineering · Large-scale data platforms

• Staff & Principal Engineering
• Distributed Systems
• Data Platform Architecture
• Backend Scalability

Best for: Staff and Principal engineering candidates preparing for deep design and technical-project discussions.

Translate complex cloud architecture into a compelling customer conversation.

A Senior Solutions Engineer in Microsoft Azure AI with previous AWS Partner Solutions Architect experience, Zohaib understands how technical depth is evaluated in customer-facing cloud and AI roles.

Microsoft Azure AI · Former AWS Solutions Architect · AI adjunct professor

• Solutions & Sales Engineering
• AWS / Azure Architecture
• AI Solutions Presentations
• TAM & Forward Deployment

Best for: Solutions engineers, cloud architects, TAMs and customer-facing technical specialists.

Architecture coaching built on real high-scale infrastructure.

A former Principal IT Infrastructure Architect at Tesla, Vitaliy has worked on distributed infrastructure and private CDN architecture, and brings extensive experience mentoring technical professionals.

Former Tesla Principal Infrastructure Architect · ~20 years mentoring

• Infrastructure Architecture
• SRE & DevOps
• Cloud & Platform Engineering
• Infrastructure Leadership

Best for: Experienced platform, infrastructure, DevOps and SRE candidates.

Learn how senior TPM interviewers evaluate execution and influence.

Joshua brings roughly 30 years across Microsoft, Meta and Level 3. He has led large technical program teams and conducted approximately 250 TPM interviews at Meta.

Microsoft / Meta · Led 22 TPMs and 3 managers · ~250 Meta TPM interviews

• Senior–Director TPM
• Cross-Functional Execution
• Prioritization & Risk
• Executive Stakeholder Interviews

Best for: Senior, Staff, Principal and Director-level technical program managers.

Turn leadership experience into a story executives remember.

A current Director at Lumen with previous leadership experience at Meta and T-Mobile, Madeleine specializes in bringing clarity, executive presence and strategic framing to complex career stories.

Director at Lumen · Leadership experience at Meta / T-Mobile

• Operations & Transformation
• Program Leadership
• Executive Storytelling
• Senior–VP Behavioral Interviews

Best for: Operations and program leaders, plus senior candidates preparing for leadership and executive-style rounds.

Bring enterprise-scale credibility to your interview answers.

Tapobrata’s background spans JPMorgan Chase, Capgemini and Aon Hewitt, with client experience across major financial-services organizations. His strength is connecting business analysis, delivery and stakeholder management to practical interview stories.

JPMorgan Chase · Capgemini · Aon Hewitt · Financial-services clients

• Business & Systems Analysis
• Program / Project Delivery
• Strategy & Operations
• Transformation & Change
• SAS/SQL Background

Best for: Business analysts, project/program managers and enterprise operations candidates.

Technical preparation with a quantitative lens.

Mike brings more than two decades spanning quantitative finance and engineering, with a focus on Python, SQL and applied data/ML problem solving.

20+ years in quantitative finance and engineering

• Python & SQL
• Applied Data Science
• Quantitative Technical Interviews
• ML Problem Solving

Best for: Candidates preparing for quantitative, Python-heavy and data-oriented technical assessments.

Specialized preparation for government and Foundry-oriented roles.

A GS-15 federal supervisor and technical hiring manager with 18 years of experience, David has worked with Palantir Foundry in a large federal environment serving approximately 6,000 users.

GS-15 federal supervisor · 18 years experience · Large-scale Foundry environment

• Palantir Foundry
• Applied Data Platforms
• Government Technical Interviews
• Technical Hiring Perspectives

Best for: Candidates pursuing Foundry, government technology and data-platform delivery roles.

Communicate the leadership behind the work.

Jeff combines program leadership and teaching experience to help candidates sharpen execution stories, stakeholder examples and executive communication.

10+ years of program leadership · Adjunct teaching background

• Project & Program Management
• TPM Behavioral Rounds
• Leadership Narratives
• Executive Communication

Best for: Candidates who need stronger delivery, leadership and behavioral storytelling.

Practice the product questions that reveal how you think.

Brian focuses on product sense, product strategy, case-style interviews and leadership communication. His coaching is geared toward structured thinking and strong product judgment.

• Product Sense & Strategy
• Product Case Interviews
• Senior PM / Director Narratives
• Leadership & Communication

Best for: Product managers preparing for case interviews, strategic product discussions and leadership rounds.

Personalized preparation for competitive technology interviews.

With 10+ years of career coaching experience and a background in recruiting and talent acquisition, Megan helps mid-to-senior professionals prepare for roles at Google, Amazon, Meta, Apple and other leading employers. She has helped 10,000+ professionals secure tech positions, tailoring preparation to each candidate’s strengths and skill gaps.

Published in 30+ articles, including Fast Company, Huffington Post and RecruitingDaily

• Software Engineering
• Data Science & Data Engineering
• Product Management
• Behavioral Interviews
• FAANG Interview Preparation
• Career Strategy

Best for: Mid-to-senior technology professionals seeking individualized preparation for competitive interview processes.

Prepare with an engineer who knows both sides of the technical interview.

A Senior Software Engineer at Zapier with nearly six years of prior experience at Microsoft and 7+ years in software engineering, Joe brings experience as a candidate, interviewer and mentor. He has navigated interview loops at Google, Meta, Amazon, Microsoft and NVIDIA, and has conducted interviews and designed technical interview processes.

Zapier Senior SWE · Nearly 6 years at Microsoft · Two personally coached engineers received Google offers

• Software Engineering & Coding
• System Design
• Full-Stack & Frontend Engineering
• Backend Engineering
• Behavioral Interviews
• Engineering Communication

Best for: Mid-to-senior software engineers preparing for major technology companies who want stronger system design, coding and technical communication skills.