Engineering Manager Interview Experience - Redmond, Washington
Process
Mix of soft and tech questions.
Quite reasonable.
Make sure to relate to specifics that may seem trivial.
Should know C/C++/C# or Java.
Need to demonstrate decent understanding of networking, the Internet, and Cloud.
Asked about my preferences between an Individual Contributor role versus managing.
Questions
Why engineering manager, architecture/dev/coding, met with 5+1 people.
The AA was very technical, a combination of design and architecture. I didn't write actual code, but it was clear I could, given that the design spanned the whole stack (as low as counting CPU cache misses).
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Microsoft Work Experiences
- 4.0Great Company to work forEngineering Manager • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesOctober 11, 2025Pros: Multiple groups where you can work. Variety of challenging projects. Work with intelligent, innovative colleagues. Independence. Trainings.Cons: Lots of meetings. Less focus time.
- 5.0Great Company, Great Benefits!Engineering Manager • Former EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesJune 19, 2025Pros: Great company to work for. They take care of you. They have a humane approach to people management.Cons: Slow career growth overall. You have to be self-motivated to grow.
- 3.0Stock Value Vs. Hiring FreezeEngineering Manager • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesSeptember 24, 2024Pros: Microsoft continues to drive a lot of value into its stock, which pleases the stockholders.Cons: Driving value into stock is mostly through cost-cutting measures like "efficiency", which essentially means no hiring in the US/Canada as well as layoffs.
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