Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - Hyderābād, India
Process
Design a notification service.
It should be highly scalable and support multiple notification surfaces such as web, mobile push, SMS, and emails.
How to handle failures and discuss how to implement retries in the system.
Various questions on the components used, such as cache and brokers.
Questions
Design a notification service. It should be highly scalable and support multiple notification surfaces such as web, mobile push, SMS, and email.
How to handle failures and discuss how to implement retries in the system.
Various questions on the components used, such as cache and brokers.
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Microsoft Work Experiences
- 2.0Bad Work, Bad ManagementSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeHyderābād, Telangana, IndiaMarch 31, 2025Pros: None at all. Bad work-life balance.Cons: Bad work, bad management, bad leadership.
- 5.0Great Place to WorkSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeHyderābād, Telangana, IndiaAugust 20, 2019Pros: Work-life balance, technology-driven, great salary, value for employees.Cons: No cons as such.
- 5.0Great Balance, Needs More PaySenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeHyderābād, Telangana, IndiaSeptember 3, 2022Pros: Work-life balance. Good team and management.Cons: Less compensation and benefits. No other cons as such.
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