Software Developer II Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington
Process
Phone screen: Design Questions
1st Interview: OOPs
2nd Interview: Binary Tree and Palindrome
3rd Interview: String traversal
4th Interview (Hiring Manager): Meeting booking
Topics:
- Design an elevator
- OOPs concepts with an example
- Data Structure: Print Binary Tree layers in sequence
- Find consecutive occurrences of a character in a string
- Design a calendar booking system to not allow booking more than 3 overlapping meetings, with the lowest possible interval being a millisecond.
Questions
Design an elevator.
Explain OOPs concepts with an example.
Data Structure: Print binary tree layers in sequence.
Find consecutive occurrences of a character in a string.
Design a calendar booking system to not allow booking more than 3 overlapping meetings, and the lowest possible interval is a millisecond.
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Microsoft Work Experiences
- 4.0Less people to work, many people just sit back and watchSoftware Developer II • Former EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesAugust 13, 2025Pros: Pay is average in Seattle. I got $1500 to spend on fitness every year. There are free beverages in the office and free shuttles within the city.Cons: Lots of bureaucracy. Internal tools are old and hard to use. Too many meetings, and operation issues are always being forwarded until someone actually works on it. It's hard to be promoted to the next level.
- 1.0AI AI AI AISoftware Developer II • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesJuly 30, 2025Pros: - Work from home is nice. - Generous 401k match.Cons: - Leadership has their heads in the clouds and can only say the word "AI". - Zero morale. - Lack of direction. - Promotion is almost entirely tenure based.
- 4.0Great place to workSoftware Developer II • Former EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomAugust 15, 2025Pros: Treated like family and share incentives are high.Cons: Base pay is lower than what I'd hope in the market. But you are compensated with shares.
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