Senior Hardware Engineer Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington
Process
I had phone screens with them twice, for two different teams. The interviewers were polite and friendly.
I wouldn't say there were tough questions. One of them included a one-hour Verilog coding exercise. I was asked about clock-domain crossing and serializer-deserializer FSM-type questions. You need to get the FSM right.
You can track your interview progress via your online account (Action Center). They generally update the status there. If you're not selected, your application will be moved to archive.
Questions
A non-trivial sender-receiver type of coding problem.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Microsoft Senior Hardware Engineer role in Seattle, Washington.
Success Rate
Microsoft's interview process for their Senior Hardware Engineer roles in Seattle, Washington is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Microsoft's Senior Hardware Engineer interview process in Seattle, Washington.
Microsoft Work Experiences
- 4.0Nice to work as a HW engineerSenior Hardware Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesAugust 22, 2022Pros: Good enough salary. State-of-the-art technology. Flexibility to work borderlessly in the technology field.Cons: As a big company, it's no surprise there are lots of gating managers. Boring compensation offers (other than monetary compensation). Recently, there's been more geo-split, leading to more work time.
- 5.0Growth, But Demanding WorkSenior Hardware Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesJune 11, 2025Pros: Great growth options, interesting work.Cons: Demanding, stressful, less work-life balance.
- 4.0Microsoft is declining. I’m planning to leaveSenior Hardware Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesApril 10, 2025Pros: - Great teammates - Get to work on some cool projects - BenefitsCons: - Terrible work-life balance, especially now that most hardware teams have counterparts in Taiwan. Have fun with meetings after 5 PM multiple days a week. - Incompetent management who bring in more incompetent management. - Management has no clue how to properly deliver a hardware program. - Too much micromanagement that eats away at time engineers should be spending on technical work. - Low pay for a big tech company.
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