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Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) II Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington

October 1, 2009

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Phone Interview:

Why Microsoft?

On-Site Interview:

Staffing Partner: Which company would you choose if you get an offer from the company you are interning at or Microsoft?
First Interviewer (Senior Developer): Tell me about yourself? Tell me about your project?
Peer Software Engineer: Gave me a design question about designing a gambling website where all the participants know that the other guy is not playing foul.
Lunch Interview: Asked: Given a BST, find the second largest element?

Questions

Gave me a design question about designing a gambling website where all participants know that the other guy is not playing foul.

Given a BST, find the second largest element?

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 4 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) II role in Seattle, Washington.

Success Rate

0%

Pass Rate

Microsoft's interview process for their Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) II roles in Seattle, Washington is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive75%

Neutral25%

Negative0%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) II interview process in Seattle, Washington.

Microsoft Work Experiences

Good Pay, Hard To Grow

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) II • Current Employee

Seattle, Washington, United States

November 15, 2014

Pros: Good pay, competitive, good work-life balance.

Cons: Hard to grow, politics, senior management, lack of direction.

Good Pay, Hard To Grow

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) II • Current Employee

Seattle, Washington, United States

November 15, 2014

Pros: Good pay, competitive, good work-life balance.

Cons: Hard to grow, politics, senior management, lack of direction.

A great company to work in

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) II • Current Employee

Seattle, Washington, United States

August 11, 2014

Pros: Stability, good work-life balance. Depending on which team you work on, you can get to work on interesting stuff.

Cons: The review system is a mess. You need to spend a lot of time telling people about the work you have done in order to be rewarded. The salary is somewhat lower than the industry average in the Seattle area.

A great company to work in

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) II • Current Employee

Seattle, Washington, United States

August 11, 2014

Pros: Stability, good work-life balance. Depending on which team you work on, you can get to work on interesting stuff.

Cons: The review system is a mess. You need to spend a lot of time telling people about the work you have done in order to be rewarded. The salary is somewhat lower than the industry average in the Seattle area.

Microsoft learning new tricks

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) II • Current Employee

Seattle, Washington, United States

Pros: Management now has a fresh view on how to take on competition and answer to customers.

Cons: Still a juggernaut, and any changes will take almost a year to settle in.

Microsoft learning new tricks

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) II • Current Employee

Seattle, Washington, United States

Pros: Management now has a fresh view on how to take on competition and answer to customers.

Cons: Still a juggernaut, and any changes will take almost a year to settle in.

Good Pay, Hard To Grow

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) II • Current Employee

Seattle, Washington, United States

November 15, 2014

Pros: Good pay, competitive, good work-life balance.

Cons: Hard to grow, politics, senior management, lack of direction.

3.0
Good Pay, Hard To Grow
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) II • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
November 15, 2014
Pros: Good pay, competitive, good work-life balance.
Cons: Hard to grow, politics, senior management, lack of direction.

A great company to work in

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) II • Current Employee

Seattle, Washington, United States

August 11, 2014

Pros: Stability, good work-life balance. Depending on which team you work on, you can get to work on interesting stuff.

Cons: The review system is a mess. You need to spend a lot of time telling people about the work you have done in order to be rewarded. The salary is somewhat lower than the industry average in the Seattle area.

4.0
A great company to work in
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) II • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
August 11, 2014
Pros: Stability, good work-life balance. Depending on which team you work on, you can get to work on interesting stuff.
Cons: The review system is a mess. You need to spend a lot of time telling people about the work you have done in order to be rewarded. The salary is somewhat lower than the industry average in the Seattle area.

Microsoft learning new tricks

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) II • Current Employee

Seattle, Washington, United States

Pros: Management now has a fresh view on how to take on competition and answer to customers.

Cons: Still a juggernaut, and any changes will take almost a year to settle in.

4.0
Microsoft learning new tricks
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) II • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
July 6, 2014
Pros: Management now has a fresh view on how to take on competition and answer to customers.
Cons: Still a juggernaut, and any changes will take almost a year to settle in.

Microsoft Interview Questions

Minimum Edge Reversals So Every Node Is Reachable

You're given a directed graph. Determine the minimum number of edges you need to reverse so that every node becomes reachable from node 0.

GraphsDynamic Programming

Two Sum

Find two numbers in a given array that add up to a specific target value, and return their indices. Essentially, you need to efficiently locate the pair that satisfies the sum requirement.

ArraysStringsTwo Pointers

Valid Word

Determine if a given word is considered valid based on a specific set of rules or constraints. The goal is to check if the input string adheres to the specified validation criteria.

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