Microsoft

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) II Interview Experience

February 1, 2013

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Contacted by the recruiter through LinkedIn.

Initial phone screen with the hiring manager.

Asked to explain a project listed on the resume. Asked about algorithmic and data structure choices made in that project.

Write a program to find the word with the maximum occurrences in a text and write a test module to verify.

Questions

Write a program to find the word with maximum occurrences in a text and write a test module to verify.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 35 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) II role in United States.

Success Rate

49%

Pass Rate

Microsoft's interview process for their Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) II roles in the United States is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive57%

Neutral40%

Negative3%

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

Microsoft Work Experiences

Good for fresh college hires, not good for mid-level hires

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

Hyderābād, Telangana, India

October 14, 2012

Pros: - Latest hardware and software provided. - Windows phones and Surface tablets given. - More money to spend on the team than other companies.

Cons: Not all teams have work which can be called good. Maybe 1 in 10 gets a chance to work on a good product. Quantity of work is too much. Work-life balance will get screwed big time. WFH options are not as flexible. Too much peer competition. Pays well, but not enough to work your ass off all the time. Only old-timers keep getting all the hikes and bonuses.

Good for fresh college hires, not good for mid-level hires

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

Hyderābād, Telangana, India

October 14, 2012

Pros: - Latest hardware and software provided. - Windows phones and Surface tablets given. - More money to spend on the team than other companies.

Cons: Not all teams have work which can be called good. Maybe 1 in 10 gets a chance to work on a good product. Quantity of work is too much. Work-life balance will get screwed big time. WFH options are not as flexible. Too much peer competition. Pays well, but not enough to work your ass off all the time. Only old-timers keep getting all the hikes and bonuses.

Excellent company to work for

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

Redmond, Washington, United States

October 3, 2015

Pros: Excellent compensation, luxurious insurance coverage.

Cons: Red tape is evident for a company this big and old.

Excellent company to work for

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

Redmond, Washington, United States

October 3, 2015

Pros: Excellent compensation, luxurious insurance coverage.

Cons: Red tape is evident for a company this big and old.

Start as a fresher off-college. You'd just feel fine

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

Hyderābād, Telangana, India

January 15, 2010

Pros: Salary, salary, and salary. Perks and benefits are good too. The company has a very good campus with good sports facilities as well.

Cons: Zero people management. No care of employees' interests. Terrible working style. Start as a fresher from college, and this would be the world for you. Else, it's tough to make a career from the bottom up.

Start as a fresher off-college. You'd just feel fine

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

Hyderābād, Telangana, India

January 15, 2010

Pros: Salary, salary, and salary. Perks and benefits are good too. The company has a very good campus with good sports facilities as well.

Cons: Zero people management. No care of employees' interests. Terrible working style. Start as a fresher from college, and this would be the world for you. Else, it's tough to make a career from the bottom up.

Good for fresh college hires, not good for mid-level hires

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

Hyderābād, Telangana, India

October 14, 2012

Pros: - Latest hardware and software provided. - Windows phones and Surface tablets given. - More money to spend on the team than other companies.

Cons: Not all teams have work which can be called good. Maybe 1 in 10 gets a chance to work on a good product. Quantity of work is too much. Work-life balance will get screwed big time. WFH options are not as flexible. Too much peer competition. Pays well, but not enough to work your ass off all the time. Only old-timers keep getting all the hikes and bonuses.

2.0
Good for fresh college hires, not good for mid-level hires
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) II • Current Employee
Hyderābād, Telangana, India
October 14, 2012
Pros: - Latest hardware and software provided. - Windows phones and Surface tablets given. - More money to spend on the team than other companies.
Cons: Not all teams have work which can be called good. Maybe 1 in 10 gets a chance to work on a good product. Quantity of work is too much. Work-life balance will get screwed big time. WFH options are not as flexible. Too much peer competition. Pays well, but not enough to work your ass off all the time. Only old-timers keep getting all the hikes and bonuses.

Excellent company to work for

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

Redmond, Washington, United States

October 3, 2015

Pros: Excellent compensation, luxurious insurance coverage.

Cons: Red tape is evident for a company this big and old.

5.0
Excellent company to work for
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) II • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
October 3, 2015
Pros: Excellent compensation, luxurious insurance coverage.
Cons: Red tape is evident for a company this big and old.

Start as a fresher off-college. You'd just feel fine

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

Hyderābād, Telangana, India

January 15, 2010

Pros: Salary, salary, and salary. Perks and benefits are good too. The company has a very good campus with good sports facilities as well.

Cons: Zero people management. No care of employees' interests. Terrible working style. Start as a fresher from college, and this would be the world for you. Else, it's tough to make a career from the bottom up.

2.0
Start as a fresher off-college. You'd just feel fine
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) II • Current Employee
Hyderābād, Telangana, India
January 15, 2010
Pros: Salary, salary, and salary. Perks and benefits are good too. The company has a very good campus with good sports facilities as well.
Cons: Zero people management. No care of employees' interests. Terrible working style. Start as a fresher from college, and this would be the world for you. Else, it's tough to make a career from the bottom up.

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.

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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