Software Developer Interview Experience - Redmond, Washington
March 1, 2017
Neutral ExperienceGot Offer
Process
The process was very smooth and it was a great learning experience. The interview had 4-5 rounds.
Initially, there was a phone screening, then I received the onsite interview call from HR within 3 days of the phone screen.
Questions
Find the longest palindromic sub-string. Reverse a linked list. Matching braces in a string. Design questions on BST and OOPs concepts.
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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
Great Balance, Diverse Teams
Software Developer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
August 7, 2019
Pros: Work-Life Balance
So many different teams that you can pick from.
Cons: Sometimes, people say that promoting legacy software is hard, but they haven't experienced that yet.
5.0
Great place to work for
Software Developer • Former Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
June 17, 2013
Pros: Highly talented engineers. Meritocracy environment. Management doesn't decide feature costing on your behalf unless you are wildly off.
Cons: I can't think of any downside as of yet.
4.0
Great Place for Work-Life Balance
Software Developer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
July 7, 2012
Pros: Excellent benefits, low-stress. Great people, managers are typically good at managing teams. Depending on the manager, you can get good recognition if you go out of the way to contribute more than what is expected (and what is expected is actually very basic).
Cons: If you're looking for something exciting and cutting-edge, Microsoft is probably not the place. It's a big company with a defined hierarchy, and it can be hard to feel like you're making an innovative contribution. Management, for the most part, is looking for and expecting code monkeys.
- 5.0Great Balance, Diverse TeamsSoftware Developer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesAugust 7, 2019Pros: Work-Life Balance So many different teams that you can pick from.Cons: Sometimes, people say that promoting legacy software is hard, but they haven't experienced that yet.
- 5.0Great place to work forSoftware Developer • Former EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesJune 17, 2013Pros: Highly talented engineers. Meritocracy environment. Management doesn't decide feature costing on your behalf unless you are wildly off.Cons: I can't think of any downside as of yet.
- 4.0Great Place for Work-Life BalanceSoftware Developer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesJuly 7, 2012Pros: Excellent benefits, low-stress. Great people, managers are typically good at managing teams. Depending on the manager, you can get good recognition if you go out of the way to contribute more than what is expected (and what is expected is actually very basic).Cons: If you're looking for something exciting and cutting-edge, Microsoft is probably not the place. It's a big company with a defined hierarchy, and it can be hard to feel like you're making an innovative contribution. Management, for the most part, is looking for and expecting code monkeys.
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