Microsoft

Software Development Engineer II Interview Experience - Redmond, Washington

April 1, 2013

Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

Overall, the interview process is professional.

It started with a phone screen, then I flew to Redmond for an on-site interview. The team was quite interested in my past projects and asked for a lot of details. The coding questions were not very hard to solve, but still, you may want to study algorithms and data structures for a couple of months before applying.

Questions

Array Manipulation

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 38 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Development Engineer II role in Redmond, Washington.

Success Rate

61%

Pass Rate

Microsoft's interview process for their Software Development Engineer II roles in Redmond, Washington is on the easier side as most engineers get an offer after going through it.

Experience Rating

Positive63%

Neutral24%

Negative13%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Development Engineer II interview process in Redmond, Washington.

Microsoft Work Experiences

Get to work with some of the smartest people in the industry; huge and visible impact of my work

Software Development Engineer II • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: Great impact of my work. Lot of responsibility. Good visibility of my work.

Cons: Many management policies are built around the 'least common denominator' among employees. Sometimes, exceptionally skilled employees get held back due to policies and processes built for average employees. This prevents the company and its groups from moving faster.

Get to work with some of the smartest people in the industry; huge and visible impact of my work

Software Development Engineer II • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: Great impact of my work. Lot of responsibility. Good visibility of my work.

Cons: Many management policies are built around the 'least common denominator' among employees. Sometimes, exceptionally skilled employees get held back due to policies and processes built for average employees. This prevents the company and its groups from moving faster.

Great to work for

Software Development Engineer II • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: - Good benefits for employees - Work-life balance

Cons: - None I can think of

Great to work for

Software Development Engineer II • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: - Good benefits for employees - Work-life balance

Cons: - None I can think of

Good place to work

Software Development Engineer II • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: 1. Cool technologies to develop. 2. Great impact through technologies. 3. Very smart people to work with. 4. Great benefits.

Cons: 1. On average, slow professional growth. 2. Lack of innovations, given the amount of resources available. 3. Less customer focus. 4. Huge project life cycles.

Good place to work

Software Development Engineer II • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: 1. Cool technologies to develop. 2. Great impact through technologies. 3. Very smart people to work with. 4. Great benefits.

Cons: 1. On average, slow professional growth. 2. Lack of innovations, given the amount of resources available. 3. Less customer focus. 4. Huge project life cycles.

Get to work with some of the smartest people in the industry; huge and visible impact of my work

Software Development Engineer II • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: Great impact of my work. Lot of responsibility. Good visibility of my work.

Cons: Many management policies are built around the 'least common denominator' among employees. Sometimes, exceptionally skilled employees get held back due to policies and processes built for average employees. This prevents the company and its groups from moving faster.

5.0
Get to work with some of the smartest people in the industry; huge and visible impact of my work
Software Development Engineer II • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
July 31, 2011
Pros: Great impact of my work. Lot of responsibility. Good visibility of my work.
Cons: Many management policies are built around the 'least common denominator' among employees. Sometimes, exceptionally skilled employees get held back due to policies and processes built for average employees. This prevents the company and its groups from moving faster.

Great to work for

Software Development Engineer II • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: - Good benefits for employees - Work-life balance

Cons: - None I can think of

5.0
Great to work for
Software Development Engineer II • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
March 30, 2018
Pros: - Good benefits for employees - Work-life balance
Cons: - None I can think of

Good place to work

Software Development Engineer II • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: 1. Cool technologies to develop. 2. Great impact through technologies. 3. Very smart people to work with. 4. Great benefits.

Cons: 1. On average, slow professional growth. 2. Lack of innovations, given the amount of resources available. 3. Less customer focus. 4. Huge project life cycles.

3.0
Good place to work
Software Development Engineer II • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
March 25, 2009
Pros: 1. Cool technologies to develop. 2. Great impact through technologies. 3. Very smart people to work with. 4. Great benefits.
Cons: 1. On average, slow professional growth. 2. Lack of innovations, given the amount of resources available. 3. Less customer focus. 4. Huge project life cycles.

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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