Microsoft

Software Development Engineer Interview Experience - Houston, Texas

October 1, 2016

Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I got the interview at a conference.

It was scheduled on-site after I spoke to a recruiter at the Microsoft booth during the career expo.

The team was a little disorganized the day of the interview. It was early in the morning, and I was one of the first interviewees that day.

Questions

Walk me through your resume.

Tell me about a time you had to overcome an obstacle.

How would you check if two strings are anagrams?

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Microsoft's interview process for their Software Development Engineer roles in Houston, Texas is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

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Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Microsoft's Software Development Engineer interview process in Houston, Texas.

Microsoft Work Experiences

Great Benefits, Slow Processes

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: Excellent benefits, good employees, great benefits.

Cons: Too much red tape around things; it takes a long time to move on some things.

Great Benefits, Slow Processes

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: Excellent benefits, good employees, great benefits.

Cons: Too much red tape around things; it takes a long time to move on some things.

Great place to work

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Hyderābād, Telangana, India

Pros: Most managers are really good. The work in IT is decent. The product groups do really good work. Facilities for fitness and recreation are amazing.

Cons: The rate at which employees grow seems to be really slow. Compensation isn't very competitive. Employees get mediocre hardware, at least in IT.

Great place to work

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Hyderābād, Telangana, India

Pros: Most managers are really good. The work in IT is decent. The product groups do really good work. Facilities for fitness and recreation are amazing.

Cons: The rate at which employees grow seems to be really slow. Compensation isn't very competitive. Employees get mediocre hardware, at least in IT.

Rewarding experience at Microsoft

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

September 1, 2012

Pros: The pros would be a balanced environment to work in, with many smart people around. Get to work with various technologies. Can move around to find the job that you are passionate about.

Cons: You need to find the right team and manager for yourself. Growth can be slow in some of the bigger teams.

Rewarding experience at Microsoft

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

September 1, 2012

Pros: The pros would be a balanced environment to work in, with many smart people around. Get to work with various technologies. Can move around to find the job that you are passionate about.

Cons: You need to find the right team and manager for yourself. Growth can be slow in some of the bigger teams.

Great Benefits, Slow Processes

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: Excellent benefits, good employees, great benefits.

Cons: Too much red tape around things; it takes a long time to move on some things.

4.0
Great Benefits, Slow Processes
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
July 20, 2017
Pros: Excellent benefits, good employees, great benefits.
Cons: Too much red tape around things; it takes a long time to move on some things.

Great place to work

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Hyderābād, Telangana, India

Pros: Most managers are really good. The work in IT is decent. The product groups do really good work. Facilities for fitness and recreation are amazing.

Cons: The rate at which employees grow seems to be really slow. Compensation isn't very competitive. Employees get mediocre hardware, at least in IT.

5.0
Great place to work
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Hyderābād, Telangana, India
May 12, 2017
Pros: Most managers are really good. The work in IT is decent. The product groups do really good work. Facilities for fitness and recreation are amazing.
Cons: The rate at which employees grow seems to be really slow. Compensation isn't very competitive. Employees get mediocre hardware, at least in IT.

Rewarding experience at Microsoft

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

September 1, 2012

Pros: The pros would be a balanced environment to work in, with many smart people around. Get to work with various technologies. Can move around to find the job that you are passionate about.

Cons: You need to find the right team and manager for yourself. Growth can be slow in some of the bigger teams.

4.0
Rewarding experience at Microsoft
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
September 1, 2012
Pros: The pros would be a balanced environment to work in, with many smart people around. Get to work with various technologies. Can move around to find the job that you are passionate about.
Cons: You need to find the right team and manager for yourself. Growth can be slow in some of the bigger teams.

Microsoft Interview Questions

Minimum Edge Reversals So Every Node Is Reachable

You're given a directed graph. Determine the minimum number of edges you need to reverse so that every node becomes reachable from node 0.

GraphsDynamic Programming

Two Sum

Find two numbers in a given array that add up to a specific target value, and return their indices. Essentially, you need to efficiently locate the pair that satisfies the sum requirement.

Valid Word

Determine if a given word is considered valid based on a specific set of rules or constraints. The goal is to check if the input string adheres to the specified validation criteria.

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