Software Development Engineer II Interview Experience - Redmond, Washington
Process
Pretty typical of what else is on here, but with a different twist. I met with three engineers and then the final interviewer, which they called the "as appropriate." Other questions were around linked list traversal and working with arrays and indexes.
Questions
Given a stream of ints, calculate the average of the 10 most recent values.
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Success 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.
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Microsoft Work Experiences
- 3.0Software Engineer 2Software Development Engineer II • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesSeptember 25, 2014Pros: Good work-life balance. Flexible working hours.Cons: Your manager decides your career. Good luck to get a good manager.
- 3.0Good place to workSoftware Development Engineer II • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesMarch 25, 2009Pros: 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.
- 3.0It has been alright, with lesser and lesser empowerment for developersSoftware Development Engineer II • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesJanuary 31, 2011Pros: Large diversity of projects, lots of smart people, impactful projects, stable workplace, lots of existing code, lots of brain knowledge.Cons: Too many reorgs, lots and lots of process, fewer and fewer small teams, too little risk taken, no visionary leaders anymore.
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