Software Developer Interview Experience - Redmond, Washington
Process
I honestly cannot complain about the recruiting process. Everyone was so nice, especially the University recruiter. Everyone on the recruiting team was so nice, always with a smile.
The process ran smoothly, even after they forgot to book the flight and notify me. They were still available to fly me in a few hours before my interview.
On the day of the interview, they took us for lunch. After lunch, we had four interviews back to back.
Questions
Honestly, most of the questions given in interviews can be easily found on HackerRank.
One question was: Given an array that contains a million "Points," write a function that returns the first 100 points that are closer to the center. Each "Point" has X and Y coordinates.
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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
- 5.0Loved Culture, Limited Full-timeSoftware Developer • Former EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesAugust 11, 2021Pros: Company culture is great. I love working there.Cons: Lack of positions for converting contractors to full-time employees.
- 3.0Software Is Key, Process SlowSoftware Developer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesOctober 21, 2013Pros: Needless to say, the software is the main one of all.Cons: It is a slow process. Nowadays, it is perceived as a trend follower in the mobile era.
- 2.0You feel very disposableSoftware Developer • Former EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesDecember 3, 2019Pros: You get to work in the heart of the beast, a Washington legend, with a decent salary.Cons: You are disposable and will be treated as such. Even though I was the person with the most experience in the technology we were using, my ideas were overshadowed, and larger projects had to be pushed off for deadlines. The turnover was also high, even within my team. We had people rotating in and out, with lots of input from different sources on progress/expectations. This led to something of a jumbled mess when it came to development.
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