I got a call from Microsoft HR for a telephonic interview.
Telephonic Interview 1: This was a 1-hour long technical interview in which the interviewer asked me to write a program. I was writing on paper and explaining it to the interviewer.
After clearing the telephonic interview, I had to go to the Microsoft Campus for a face-to-face interview.
Interview 2: The first interview was taken by a dev lead. He asked one programming question, which I was able to write on the whiteboard. He also asked one puzzle, which I was not able to answer, but my approach was correct.
Interview 3: This interview was taken by a test lead. Again, I had to write a program on the whiteboard, which I did easily. She asked multiple testing strategy questions, which I answered all.
Interview 4: This interview was taken by a principal test manager. It was more of a strategy and design interview. The interviewer helped me a lot to move in the right direction. He kept talking to me, which helped me.
Interview 5: The final interview was taken by the director of BU. It looked like a formality to me. He asked me about my weak and strong points and some other stuff. For formality, he asked me a very simple coding question, which I wrote down in no time.
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The following metrics were computed from 430 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) role.
Microsoft's interview process for their Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) roles is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) interview process.