Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington
Process
I applied online for a data scientist position. I was contacted about two weeks later for a senior software engineer position instead.
The interviewer was quite pleasant and helpful, and gently corrected me when I made minor mistakes.
Questions
You are given a 2D image with black and white pixels (0 and 1) and a position (x, y). Find the connected component (1 pixels) containing (x, y).
I was also asked a couple of follow-up questions about the disadvantages of recursion (too much memory overhead for the function calls) and how to implement my algorithm iteratively (answer: just use a stack! ...).
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 21 interview experiences for the Microsoft Senior Software Engineer role in Seattle, Washington.
Success Rate
Microsoft's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in Seattle, Washington is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having good feelings for Microsoft's Senior Software Engineer interview process in Seattle, Washington.
Microsoft Work Experiences
- 5.0Very good work/life balanceSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesApril 22, 2023Pros: MSFT is a great company which uses the latest AI tech to improve its products. Good work/life balance.Cons: The benefit is not as good as other companies.
- 5.0Good Culture, Too Much ProcessSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesMarch 21, 2022Pros: Overall Culture, Positive Leadership, and great direction for the company.Cons: Too many processes. Lots of compliance issues leading to a decline in productivity.
- 4.0Good for meSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesFebruary 16, 2021Pros: Work-life balance is good and is cool.Cons: Not available for review, not much to say.
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