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Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) Interview Experience - India

January 1, 2016

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Round 1: Technical Written Round

Basic OOP concepts
Testing basics
SQL Server 2012 specific questions
Microsoft Test Management Studio (MTM)

Total 87 questions. Was able to get 50 out of them. 50% of candidates got filtered.

Round 2: Asked to write programs on strings, SQL basics, puzzles. Also asked to write a test plan for a coffee jar (minimum 10 test cases).

Asked about boundary value analysis, V-model, verification, and validation.

Round 3: Was a very tough coding round.

Asked to design, develop, and test a shopping cart app in MVC, also write UI automation test scripts. Produce at least 5 design documents in 4 hours.

Waiting for the remaining 2 rounds.

Questions

Measure 4 liters from 2 jars (5 liters and 3 liters).

Write a query to get the 3rd largest value from a table.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 44 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) role in India.

Success Rate

45%

Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive57%

Neutral41%

Negative2%

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

Microsoft Work Experiences

Awesome place to work at

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former Employee

Sunnyvale, California, United States

January 11, 2014

Pros: So many talents, not much politics as seen in other big companies. Great benefits, except no free lunch. Good work-life balance; engineers are supportive of each other.

Cons: Company loses its competition for no renovation.

Awesome place to work at

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former Employee

Sunnyvale, California, United States

January 11, 2014

Pros: So many talents, not much politics as seen in other big companies. Great benefits, except no free lunch. Good work-life balance; engineers are supportive of each other.

Cons: Company loses its competition for no renovation.

Great experience for growth and awesome benefits, but it all comes with a price

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former Employee

Pros: 1. Best place to learn about new Microsoft technologies hands-on. 2. Challenging but fulfilling tasks. 3. Awesome benefits and perks. 4. Has a lot of resources and training support.

Cons: 1. Some non-technical managers think that implementing products (or certain features) is as easy as waving your magic wand. They are unable to understand the complexity and multiple variables that may be involved in a very simple-looking feature and expect developers and testers to be able to pull it off and verify the quality in a snap. 2. Upper-level managers who are not familiar in depth with what goes on day-to-day in the "worker bee's" section are the ones who blindly make layoff decisions. 3. If you want to be successful in this company, you won't really be able to pull off the expected work-life balance that is claimed.

Great experience for growth and awesome benefits, but it all comes with a price

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former Employee

Pros: 1. Best place to learn about new Microsoft technologies hands-on. 2. Challenging but fulfilling tasks. 3. Awesome benefits and perks. 4. Has a lot of resources and training support.

Cons: 1. Some non-technical managers think that implementing products (or certain features) is as easy as waving your magic wand. They are unable to understand the complexity and multiple variables that may be involved in a very simple-looking feature and expect developers and testers to be able to pull it off and verify the quality in a snap. 2. Upper-level managers who are not familiar in depth with what goes on day-to-day in the "worker bee's" section are the ones who blindly make layoff decisions. 3. If you want to be successful in this company, you won't really be able to pull off the expected work-life balance that is claimed.

Rich projects, ever learning

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

December 5, 2013

Pros: Continuous learning, competitive, flexible, perks

Cons: Politics, upper management, stick to a particular group of schools.

Rich projects, ever learning

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

December 5, 2013

Pros: Continuous learning, competitive, flexible, perks

Cons: Politics, upper management, stick to a particular group of schools.

Awesome place to work at

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former Employee

Sunnyvale, California, United States

January 11, 2014

Pros: So many talents, not much politics as seen in other big companies. Great benefits, except no free lunch. Good work-life balance; engineers are supportive of each other.

Cons: Company loses its competition for no renovation.

4.0
Awesome place to work at
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former Employee
Sunnyvale, California, United States
January 11, 2014
Pros: So many talents, not much politics as seen in other big companies. Great benefits, except no free lunch. Good work-life balance; engineers are supportive of each other.
Cons: Company loses its competition for no renovation.

Great experience for growth and awesome benefits, but it all comes with a price

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former Employee

Pros: 1. Best place to learn about new Microsoft technologies hands-on. 2. Challenging but fulfilling tasks. 3. Awesome benefits and perks. 4. Has a lot of resources and training support.

Cons: 1. Some non-technical managers think that implementing products (or certain features) is as easy as waving your magic wand. They are unable to understand the complexity and multiple variables that may be involved in a very simple-looking feature and expect developers and testers to be able to pull it off and verify the quality in a snap. 2. Upper-level managers who are not familiar in depth with what goes on day-to-day in the "worker bee's" section are the ones who blindly make layoff decisions. 3. If you want to be successful in this company, you won't really be able to pull off the expected work-life balance that is claimed.

4.0
Great experience for growth and awesome benefits, but it all comes with a price
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former Employee
July 13, 2009
Pros: 1. Best place to learn about new Microsoft technologies hands-on. 2. Challenging but fulfilling tasks. 3. Awesome benefits and perks. 4. Has a lot of resources and training support.
Cons: 1. Some non-technical managers think that implementing products (or certain features) is as easy as waving your magic wand. They are unable to understand the complexity and multiple variables that may be involved in a very simple-looking feature and expect developers and testers to be able to pull it off and verify the quality in a snap. 2. Upper-level managers who are not familiar in depth with what goes on day-to-day in the "worker bee's" section are the ones who blindly make layoff decisions. 3. If you want to be successful in this company, you won't really be able to pull off the expected work-life balance that is claimed.

Rich projects, ever learning

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

December 5, 2013

Pros: Continuous learning, competitive, flexible, perks

Cons: Politics, upper management, stick to a particular group of schools.

5.0
Rich projects, ever learning
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
December 5, 2013
Pros: Continuous learning, competitive, flexible, perks
Cons: Politics, upper management, stick to a particular group of schools.

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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