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Principal Software Engineer Interview Experience - Redmond, Washington

November 1, 2021
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The interview process was scattered and multi-tiered. I spoke with several resources before getting to the hiring manager. Initial discussions were very high-level and generic. They acted more like HR screeners, even though they had IT knowledge.

Finally, I got to the principal hiring manager. He was rushed and impatient. He clearly had not read my resume at all and was asking extremely unclear questions, for which he clearly wanted very specific responses.

Questions

How would you address the performance scaling issues with a platform like Microsoft Teams?

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Microsoft's interview process for their Principal Software Engineer roles in Redmond, Washington is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

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Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Microsoft's Principal Software Engineer interview process in Redmond, Washington.

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