Senior Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington
August 14, 2012
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The first was a telephone technical interview. Then, I was called onsite, which had three interviews.
Questions
Find all palindromes in a string.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Microsoft Senior Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) role in Seattle, Washington.
Success Rate
67%
Pass Rate
Microsoft's interview process for their Senior Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) roles in Seattle, Washington is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Positive67%
Neutral33%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Senior Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) interview process in Seattle, Washington.
Microsoft Work Experiences
3.0
Growth Despite Toxic Management
Senior Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
March 21, 2014
Pros: Personal growth is good. Meeting with a lot of interesting people, most of them very sharp. Good feeling about the great impact of daily work.
Cons: Malicious competitions between managers.
Poor performance review design. Secret annual "calibration" is the gas chamber for industry's best engineers.
5.0
Great Place, Bureaucratic Process
Senior Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former Employee
Bellevue, Washington, United States
March 30, 2022
Pros: Great place to work and grow.
Cons: Can be a bit bureaucratic.
4.0
Great place to work that deteriorated over the years
Senior Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former Employee
Reading, England, United Kingdom
October 13, 2016
Pros: Great place to work that deteriorated over the years.
Cons: All the tech jobs were moved out of the UK.
- 3.0Growth Despite Toxic ManagementSenior Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesMarch 21, 2014Pros: Personal growth is good. Meeting with a lot of interesting people, most of them very sharp. Good feeling about the great impact of daily work.Cons: Malicious competitions between managers. Poor performance review design. Secret annual "calibration" is the gas chamber for industry's best engineers.
- 5.0Great Place, Bureaucratic ProcessSenior Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former EmployeeBellevue, Washington, United StatesMarch 30, 2022Pros: Great place to work and grow.Cons: Can be a bit bureaucratic.
- 4.0Great place to work that deteriorated over the yearsSenior Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former EmployeeReading, England, United KingdomOctober 13, 2016Pros: Great place to work that deteriorated over the years.Cons: All the tech jobs were moved out of the UK.
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