Software Developer Interview Experience - Redmond, Washington
Process
The questions were easier than anticipated, but there seemed to be greater emphasis on getting them correct.
I had four interviews all day, back-to-back, which was pretty exhausting by the end.
The interview process felt rushed; I had a call and was told three days later to come on-site.
The developers and recruiters I spoke with were nice, but everything seemed unorganized until the day of the interview.
Questions
You're given a string of ints, called s, and an int, called k. Write a function that returns the smallest value of s when you eliminate k ints from s.
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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
Microsoft's interview process for their Software Developer roles in Redmond, Washington is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Developer interview process in Redmond, Washington.
Microsoft Work Experiences
- 3.0It was a place to workSoftware Developer • Former EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesMarch 17, 2021Pros: Money was good, and I got to play with a lot of technology.Cons: Management frequently changing goals or not focused on execution.
- 5.0Great Pay, Smooth OnboardingSoftware Developer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesNovember 9, 2025Pros: Good pay, good onboarding.Cons: Nothing that bothered me in particular.
- 4.0Smart Team, Annoying HiringSoftware Developer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesJune 3, 2015Pros: Almost everyone that I have met in the company is smart and reasonable. Some of the managers go to great effort to ensure equality during performance measurement, which I really admire.Cons: I dislike the internal hiring process, which is just as laborious as hiring external candidates.
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