Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) Interview Experience - Bellevue, Washington
February 1, 2010
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
Phone screening,
5 on-campus interviews, featuring technical problem-solving followed by testing questions.
Questions
Don't recall. Most questions were reasonable if you prepare well.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 7 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) role in Bellevue, Washington.
Success Rate
43%
Pass Rate
Microsoft's interview process for their Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) roles in Bellevue, Washington is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive86%
Neutral14%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) interview process in Bellevue, Washington.
Microsoft Work Experiences
3.0
Doesn't matter how good a job you do, you won't get acknowledged or promoted if your manager doesn't like you for some reason
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Current Employee
Bellevue, Washington, United States
November 21, 2012
Pros: As long as you have a good manager, you can do wonders in MS. There are opportunities to grow in any discipline.
Cons: Lot of bureaucracy/politics, lack of good managers who can direct, guide, and bring up their people.
4.0
Great place to work if you're willing to keep an open mind
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former Employee
Bellevue, Washington, United States
December 4, 2013
Pros: Good benefits, stable job. Certain teams have very interesting things going on. You meet people with different years of experience, and there are some valuable things you can learn from them. Lots of benefits and a good multiplier effect on pay with cash and stock bonuses.
Cons: Re-orgs destroy everything.
Several teams are dead weight on the rest of the company, but ignored because the company is a profit machine.
Far too many processes and practices at this company come from the 20th century, which really slow things down.
Not relevant anymore, but the stack rank caused us to lose far too much talent for no good reason.
3.0
Intern at Microsoft
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Current Employee
Bellevue, Washington, United States
October 10, 2013
Pros: Lots of activities, especially for interns.
They give out great intern gifts.
Depends on your project whether it's meaningful or not.
Cons: Big company, many levels of management. It's quite hard to communicate or choose what kind of project you want to do.
- 3.0Doesn't matter how good a job you do, you won't get acknowledged or promoted if your manager doesn't like you for some reasonSoftware Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Current EmployeeBellevue, Washington, United StatesNovember 21, 2012Pros: As long as you have a good manager, you can do wonders in MS. There are opportunities to grow in any discipline.Cons: Lot of bureaucracy/politics, lack of good managers who can direct, guide, and bring up their people.
- 4.0Great place to work if you're willing to keep an open mindSoftware Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former EmployeeBellevue, Washington, United StatesDecember 4, 2013Pros: Good benefits, stable job. Certain teams have very interesting things going on. You meet people with different years of experience, and there are some valuable things you can learn from them. Lots of benefits and a good multiplier effect on pay with cash and stock bonuses.Cons: Re-orgs destroy everything. Several teams are dead weight on the rest of the company, but ignored because the company is a profit machine. Far too many processes and practices at this company come from the 20th century, which really slow things down. Not relevant anymore, but the stack rank caused us to lose far too much talent for no good reason.
- 3.0Intern at MicrosoftSoftware Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Current EmployeeBellevue, Washington, United StatesOctober 10, 2013Pros: Lots of activities, especially for interns. They give out great intern gifts. Depends on your project whether it's meaningful or not.Cons: Big company, many levels of management. It's quite hard to communicate or choose what kind of project you want to do.
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