Software Developer Interview Experience - Redmond, Washington
January 1, 2011
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Six people interviewed me. The process took about eight hours.
I spoke with the main manager at the end.
I am not sure why I wasn't offered the job.
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Questions
How to test a random number generator.
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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.
Microsoft Work Experiences
5.0
A good place to work
Software Developer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
October 7, 2021
Pros: Friendly coworkers, good benefits, and a great work-life balance.
Cons: Pay not as good as other companies.
3.0
It's a big tech company. It's what you'd expect
Software Developer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
February 19, 2020
Pros: Good pay and benefits, largely hands-off manager.
Cons: The work environment makes the things you work on not worth caring about.
2.0
Smart Colleagues, Broken Management
Software Developer • Former Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
July 10, 2012
Pros: There are some truly great people working at Microsoft.
Learning from them and working with them on interesting projects cannot be undervalued.
It's also a great place to intern.
Cons: (Mis)management. Broken review system. Processes and politics.
Not the best for people who are more technical than politicians and don't want to be drawn into politics. They also don't want to be competing with peers instead of doing their job and delivering great products.
Oh, and you better be an SDE than an SDET because whatever they say, there are plenty of people who don't treat good test developers as well as they do product developers.
- 5.0A good place to workSoftware Developer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesOctober 7, 2021Pros: Friendly coworkers, good benefits, and a great work-life balance.Cons: Pay not as good as other companies.
- 3.0It's a big tech company. It's what you'd expectSoftware Developer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesFebruary 19, 2020Pros: Good pay and benefits, largely hands-off manager.Cons: The work environment makes the things you work on not worth caring about.
- 2.0Smart Colleagues, Broken ManagementSoftware Developer • Former EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesJuly 10, 2012Pros: There are some truly great people working at Microsoft. Learning from them and working with them on interesting projects cannot be undervalued. It's also a great place to intern.Cons: (Mis)management. Broken review system. Processes and politics. Not the best for people who are more technical than politicians and don't want to be drawn into politics. They also don't want to be competing with peers instead of doing their job and delivering great products. Oh, and you better be an SDE than an SDET because whatever they say, there are plenty of people who don't treat good test developers as well as they do product developers.
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