Software Development Engineer II Interview Experience - Redmond, Washington
April 1, 2013
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The phone interview was pretty easy. They only asked one coding question about a binary tree.
After the phone interview, I went to the on-site interview. It was scheduled for 5 rounds. However, I failed the first three rounds, so I didn't get a chance to see the last two people.
Overall, the questions were not very difficult, mostly covering fundamental data structure and algorithm questions.
Questions
Nothing really difficult.
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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
5.0
Still a ton of vigor and life at this company
Software Development Engineer II • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
April 10, 2009
Pros: Talented people, massive user bases for our products, hard problems to solve, good infrastructure for developers.
Opportunities to be a lead if you want to.
Microsoft employees take criticism very seriously and respond to it.
Cons: Not likely to get rich anymore. Misconceptions by the general public.
5.0
A great company for software development, with many opportunities
Software Development Engineer II • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
September 3, 2012
Pros: Great products if you want to make your effort impact the lives of billions of people.
Great compensation and health benefits.
Cons: Limited choices in the café! Should provide more Asian choices.
1.0
Toxic, aimless company
Software Development Engineer II • Former Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
August 21, 2012
Pros: Good work-life balance - you don't work a lot. Good benefits. Good location. Free parking. Quiet neighbourhood. Generally friendly people. Large support community due to the number of employees concentrated in one location. Lots of amenities and facilities, such as:
* Common rooms
* Athletic facilities
* Playgrounds
* Parks
* Gardens
* Company store
* Visitor center, etc.
Cons: The company has no focus or direction.
The employees are in an Orwellian state of denial.
There is no honest discussion about the pros and cons of any product.
There is no direct, honest discussion on decisions.
Everything is awesome. Everything has already won.
Bing is a winner. Windows Phone killed the iPhone in 2010. Windows 8 has killed the iPad by just being announced.
Any other opinion, and you shall be branded a traitor.
- 5.0Still a ton of vigor and life at this companySoftware Development Engineer II • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesApril 10, 2009Pros: Talented people, massive user bases for our products, hard problems to solve, good infrastructure for developers. Opportunities to be a lead if you want to. Microsoft employees take criticism very seriously and respond to it.Cons: Not likely to get rich anymore. Misconceptions by the general public.
- 5.0A great company for software development, with many opportunitiesSoftware Development Engineer II • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesSeptember 3, 2012Pros: Great products if you want to make your effort impact the lives of billions of people. Great compensation and health benefits.Cons: Limited choices in the café! Should provide more Asian choices.
- 1.0Toxic, aimless companySoftware Development Engineer II • Former EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesAugust 21, 2012Pros: Good work-life balance - you don't work a lot. Good benefits. Good location. Free parking. Quiet neighbourhood. Generally friendly people. Large support community due to the number of employees concentrated in one location. Lots of amenities and facilities, such as: * Common rooms * Athletic facilities * Playgrounds * Parks * Gardens * Company store * Visitor center, etc.Cons: The company has no focus or direction. The employees are in an Orwellian state of denial. There is no honest discussion about the pros and cons of any product. There is no direct, honest discussion on decisions. Everything is awesome. Everything has already won. Bing is a winner. Windows Phone killed the iPhone in 2010. Windows 8 has killed the iPad by just being announced. Any other opinion, and you shall be branded a traitor.
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