Software Developer Interview Experience - Redmond, Washington
November 1, 2014
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I received a phone call from their office in Redmond, and the interview lasted 45 minutes.
The interview included a range of questions, from short-answer technical queries to behavioral and problem-solving inquiries.
No coding questions were asked.
Questions
Who is the best programmer you know and why?
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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
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.
2.0
Middle Of The Road Fun
Software Developer • Former Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
September 22, 2018
Pros: A very middle-of-the-road place to work.
Cons: Sometimes you’re just about ready to have too much fun!
5.0
I have worked here for 12 years and, barring a few issues at the upper echelon, the engineers tend to be great
Software Developer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
December 21, 2013
Pros: Great salary and benefits.
Microsoft works on such a vast range of products that you are almost guaranteed to find what interests you being worked on here. Plus, moving within Microsoft is not very hard as long as your performance is average or above.
Cons: Microsoft slipped as a company on several fronts under CEO Steve Ballmer. It was certainly not from lack of great ideas, but lack of vision and technical depth at the upper echelon in MS.
- 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.
- 2.0Middle Of The Road FunSoftware Developer • Former EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesSeptember 22, 2018Pros: A very middle-of-the-road place to work.Cons: Sometimes you’re just about ready to have too much fun!
- 5.0I have worked here for 12 years and, barring a few issues at the upper echelon, the engineers tend to be greatSoftware Developer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesDecember 21, 2013Pros: Great salary and benefits. Microsoft works on such a vast range of products that you are almost guaranteed to find what interests you being worked on here. Plus, moving within Microsoft is not very hard as long as your performance is average or above.Cons: Microsoft slipped as a company on several fronts under CEO Steve Ballmer. It was certainly not from lack of great ideas, but lack of vision and technical depth at the upper echelon in MS.
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