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Software Developer Interview Experience - Redmond, Washington

January 1, 2009
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Process

I had four one-on-one interviews and a lunch interview.

The first three interviews involved being asked many different technical problems to code.

The lunch interview, which took place at the restaurant, focused on how well I carried myself. For both the lunch interview and the final interview, I was asked a lot of questions about my background, career aspirations, and so on. They seemed focused on assessing whether I would be a cultural fit.

Questions

There are four people who want to cross a bridge. They each take 1, 2, 5, and 8 minutes. Only two people can cross at a time, and they take as long as the slowest person. What is the fastest time you can get everyone across?

Then I was asked to write the mathematical equation to determine the trade-off point between each of the two approaches to solving this.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 27 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Developer role in Redmond, Washington.

Success Rate

30%
Pass Rate

Microsoft's interview process for their Software Developer roles in Redmond, Washington is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive59%
Neutral30%
Negative11%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Developer interview process in Redmond, Washington.

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