Software Development Engineer Interview Experience - Bellevue, Washington
November 1, 2010
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I had an on-campus interview first, then went to the on-site interview.
There were four interviewers in total. Everything was fine until I met the third interviewer. He threw out a question, and I thought about an approach first. However, he started yawning and picking his ear, which put so much pressure on me that I eventually ended up screwing up the interview.
Questions
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 15 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Development Engineer role in Bellevue, Washington.
Success Rate
33%
Pass Rate
Microsoft's interview process for their Software Development Engineer roles in Bellevue, Washington is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive47%
Neutral27%
Negative27%
Candidates reported having good feelings for Microsoft's Software Development Engineer interview process in Bellevue, Washington.
Microsoft Work Experiences
3.0
Decent place to work
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Bellevue, Washington, United States
August 28, 2014
Pros: 1. Benefits
2. Can always find good and interesting work to do with some effort.
Cons: 1. Less innovation
2. People should define their own career path
4.0
Very stable, great place to grow, yet coast
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Bellevue, Washington, United States
September 25, 2012
Pros: Great benefits (salary, insurance, perks).
Lots of seasoned developers and leads to work with and learn from.
Cons: Microsoft is a machine.
There are tons of people at the company, and it's sometimes hard to feel like you've made an individual impact.
Career growth is possible, but you have to align heavily with your manager.
Don't get too attached to any of your products because all of the higher-ups are good at playing the alignment game. They will turn on a dime and leave you wondering why you wrote all that code for the past six months.
2.0
Endemic Problems at Bing
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Bellevue, Washington, United States
October 24, 2013
Pros: - Working on software used by millions.
- High level of respect for established success.
- Company-provided transportation is useful.
- Extremely large if you want to move around later in your career.
Cons: - Bing has endemic issues with a toxic work environment and broken processes.
- Conflict is seen as a desirable way to settle all debate.
- At least at Bing, morale is seen as unimportant.
- 3.0Decent place to workSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeBellevue, Washington, United StatesAugust 28, 2014Pros: 1. Benefits 2. Can always find good and interesting work to do with some effort.Cons: 1. Less innovation 2. People should define their own career path
- 4.0Very stable, great place to grow, yet coastSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeBellevue, Washington, United StatesSeptember 25, 2012Pros: Great benefits (salary, insurance, perks). Lots of seasoned developers and leads to work with and learn from.Cons: Microsoft is a machine. There are tons of people at the company, and it's sometimes hard to feel like you've made an individual impact. Career growth is possible, but you have to align heavily with your manager. Don't get too attached to any of your products because all of the higher-ups are good at playing the alignment game. They will turn on a dime and leave you wondering why you wrote all that code for the past six months.
- 2.0Endemic Problems at BingSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeBellevue, Washington, United StatesOctober 24, 2013Pros: - Working on software used by millions. - High level of respect for established success. - Company-provided transportation is useful. - Extremely large if you want to move around later in your career.Cons: - Bing has endemic issues with a toxic work environment and broken processes. - Conflict is seen as a desirable way to settle all debate. - At least at Bing, morale is seen as unimportant.
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