Software Development Engineer Interview Experience - Hyderābād, India
March 1, 2016
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
The interviewer was reasonably congenial, and since it was a phone interview, I did not know them. It was not very clear from the interviewer's side what kinds of answers they wanted. I could understand that they were in a hurry, and since it was a telephonic screening, it became all the more difficult to understand and appreciate what the interviewer wanted. It appeared they had…
Questions
Given a dictionary of strings and another string, find out if the string is an exact match to some words in the dictionary or varies at most in only one place of some word in the dictionary.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 39 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Development Engineer role in Hyderābād, Telangana.
Success Rate
51%
Pass Rate
Microsoft's interview process for their Software Development Engineer roles in Hyderābād, Telangana is on the easier side as most engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Positive59%
Neutral36%
Negative5%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Development Engineer interview process in Hyderābād, Telangana.
Microsoft Work Experiences
1.0
Great Pay, Stagnant Growth
Software Development Engineer • Former Employee
Hyderābād, Telangana, India
July 6, 2016
Pros: Great campus, good work-life balance (too much life, no work), good compensation, intelligent people around, and ample opportunities for Redmond/California transfers if shifting abroad is your only goal in life.
Cons: Too much hierarchy, and you will never know the bigger picture of your work.
Very slow code to deploy cycles.
Old practices, old technologies, old people, old outlook.
They over-hire from the top tech schools in India and end up giving pathetic work to you, crushing any sort of intellectual development.
The initial package is good, but subsequent increments are very low compared to industry standards.
5.0
Improved a lot since the new CEO
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Hyderābād, Telangana, India
July 26, 2016
Pros: Culture has evolved much better lately.
Smart folks are around.
Learn a lot.
No stack-based ranking and a collaborative environment. This forces people to minimize politics instead of helping each other.
Switching teams has become easier and encouraged if you find yourself in a team that is not fit for you. Even managers help you switch teams.
You have to search for opportunities and grab them. You cannot expect them to reach your way.
CEO & Senior leadership have direct interaction with employees.
Cons: Pay is not competitive enough.
Large company. There are always teams that are not suitable. I myself had to switch teams to find myself in the right place.
Not all teams provide fast-paced growth. You have to choose the right one carefully.
4.0
Great place to work
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Hyderābād, Telangana, India
June 3, 2018
Pros: It's a very energetic place to work in.
Cons: There are no major cons.
- 1.0Great Pay, Stagnant GrowthSoftware Development Engineer • Former EmployeeHyderābād, Telangana, IndiaJuly 6, 2016Pros: Great campus, good work-life balance (too much life, no work), good compensation, intelligent people around, and ample opportunities for Redmond/California transfers if shifting abroad is your only goal in life.Cons: Too much hierarchy, and you will never know the bigger picture of your work. Very slow code to deploy cycles. Old practices, old technologies, old people, old outlook. They over-hire from the top tech schools in India and end up giving pathetic work to you, crushing any sort of intellectual development. The initial package is good, but subsequent increments are very low compared to industry standards.
- 5.0Improved a lot since the new CEOSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeHyderābād, Telangana, IndiaJuly 26, 2016Pros: Culture has evolved much better lately. Smart folks are around. Learn a lot. No stack-based ranking and a collaborative environment. This forces people to minimize politics instead of helping each other. Switching teams has become easier and encouraged if you find yourself in a team that is not fit for you. Even managers help you switch teams. You have to search for opportunities and grab them. You cannot expect them to reach your way. CEO & Senior leadership have direct interaction with employees.Cons: Pay is not competitive enough. Large company. There are always teams that are not suitable. I myself had to switch teams to find myself in the right place. Not all teams provide fast-paced growth. You have to choose the right one carefully.
- 4.0Great place to workSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeHyderābād, Telangana, IndiaJune 3, 2018Pros: It's a very energetic place to work in.Cons: There are no major cons.
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