Software Development Engineer II Interview Experience - Redmond, Washington
July 1, 2010
Neutral ExperienceGot Offer
Process
Algorithm questions, data structure questions, and networking algorithm questions.
Multi-stage interview process: Recruiter screen -> phone interview -> phone interview with collaboration site -> on-site interview.
The on-site interview is a full day.
In general, it's a very debugged process for getting the interview done efficiently. Everyone is very professional and on time. There were no surprises, and the process was well-organized.
Questions
Design a communication system that will minimize delivery time for a specific set of nodes.
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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
2.0
Microsoft is "old", development is not exciting or educating, and performance evaluation is simply unfair
Software Development Engineer II • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
June 18, 2008
Pros: Salaries are not bad compared to competitors.
Several different projects that you can work on.
Several different technologies that you can work on.
Very good internal training programs.
Cons: Promotions and performance reviews are unfair and mostly just political.
Not much innovative work is going on.
Projects are mostly "rewriting the old stuff for the sake of rewriting".
Several developers are not competent enough and write impossible-to-maintain code.
5.0
Excellent company to work at, with talented people continuously working at improving for the world
Software Development Engineer II • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
February 19, 2014
Pros: There are lots of talented people here, and it's a company that has the resources to support you in achieving your goals.
The company also has many, MANY teams that can give you more opportunities than a lifetime if you desire to change things up.
Cons: There are many layers of management.
Sometimes those management layers will make decisions that completely change the course of your work without ever coming to personally talk to the affected teams about it.
This has been the cause of frustration for some extremely talented people.
There's no free food provided.
4.0
Challenging Work, Stack Ranking Issues
Software Development Engineer II • Former Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
June 24, 2013
Pros: Lots of opportunities, challenging work, great benefits.
Cons: Stack ranking is the biggest culprit.
- 2.0Microsoft is "old", development is not exciting or educating, and performance evaluation is simply unfairSoftware Development Engineer II • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesJune 18, 2008Pros: Salaries are not bad compared to competitors. Several different projects that you can work on. Several different technologies that you can work on. Very good internal training programs.Cons: Promotions and performance reviews are unfair and mostly just political. Not much innovative work is going on. Projects are mostly "rewriting the old stuff for the sake of rewriting". Several developers are not competent enough and write impossible-to-maintain code.
- 5.0Excellent company to work at, with talented people continuously working at improving for the worldSoftware Development Engineer II • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesFebruary 19, 2014Pros: There are lots of talented people here, and it's a company that has the resources to support you in achieving your goals. The company also has many, MANY teams that can give you more opportunities than a lifetime if you desire to change things up.Cons: There are many layers of management. Sometimes those management layers will make decisions that completely change the course of your work without ever coming to personally talk to the affected teams about it. This has been the cause of frustration for some extremely talented people. There's no free food provided.
- 4.0Challenging Work, Stack Ranking IssuesSoftware Development Engineer II • Former EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesJune 24, 2013Pros: Lots of opportunities, challenging work, great benefits.Cons: Stack ranking is the biggest culprit.
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