Software Development Engineer In Test Interview Experience - Redmond, Washington
Process
The position was for a college graduate.
There was an on-campus screening. The interviewer asked me problem-solving and C programming questions.
They got back to me a week later, and I was asked to interview at the MS Hiring Event in Redmond.
This consisted of four 45-minute interviews with members of various teams. Each interview focused primarily on one problem.
Questions
All questions were technical or problem-solving. I never expected any of them to be difficult or unexpected.
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Interview Statistics
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Success Rate
Microsoft's interview process for their Software Development Engineer In Test roles in Redmond, Washington is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
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Microsoft Work Experiences
- 4.0Amazing work/life balanceSoftware Development Engineer In Test • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesJuly 29, 2014Pros: Work/life balance. Culture. Senior engineers. They pay attention to real estate and facilities. They ask for feedback and implement it.Cons: Slow promotion rate. Your lead is your company.
- 5.0Great company, great benefits, great peopleSoftware Development Engineer In Test • Former EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesMarch 2, 2015Pros: Nearly everyone I worked with was friendly and professional. I've had a few managers there, and they were all fantastic. The department I was in was exceptionally run, although our product struggled to get off the ground. Late nights were few and far between, and I felt that I had complete control over my schedule most of the time.Cons: As an SDET, not all the work was interesting. We got stuck doing a lot of manual tests since vendors weren't budgeted for our department. Also, sometimes it felt like we were all waiting around for something to happen, which was boring.
- 5.0Great place to work at. Great benefits!Software Development Engineer In Test • Former EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesNovember 12, 2011Pros: Technical challenge Healthy work environment Benefits Compensation Great commute optionsCons: Much effort was wasted during the initial Win8 rollout.
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