Microsoft

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) Interview Experience - Mountain View, California

January 1, 2008

Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

The interview process includes:

A phone interview with a recruiter.
A technical interview requiring screen sharing to solve problems.
A full-day interview with 4-5 engineers.
A final talk with the manager if all previous stages are successful.

The interview is very technical, and you will need to solve data structure problems.

Questions

How would you test a vending machine?

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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 Mountain View, California.

Success Rate

43%

Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive71%

Neutral29%

Negative0%

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

Microsoft Work Experiences

Please hire smart guys to really focus on smart things

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Current Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

Pros: Good benefits Great individual contributors around you Solid process

Cons: Too many processes. Health benefit is changing. People get pushed to show visibility, and that dips into your time and effort in assuring product quality.

Please hire smart guys to really focus on smart things

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Current Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

Pros: Good benefits Great individual contributors around you Solid process

Cons: Too many processes. Health benefit is changing. People get pushed to show visibility, and that dips into your time and effort in assuring product quality.

Friendly, Learned Lots, Tedious Work

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

Pros: Fun activities and we got an amazing intern gift. I learned a lot from fellow interns and especially from other full-time employees. The work environment was very friendly.

Cons: There weren't many cons that I could think of, except that the work was a bit tedious, and I wish the project I worked on made more of an impact.

Friendly, Learned Lots, Tedious Work

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

Pros: Fun activities and we got an amazing intern gift. I learned a lot from fellow interns and especially from other full-time employees. The work environment was very friendly.

Cons: There weren't many cons that I could think of, except that the work was a bit tedious, and I wish the project I worked on made more of an impact.

Good Benefits, Bad Management

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

September 8, 2008

Pros: Lots of resources and career development benefits, a cushy job, and you can't get fired. Decent benefits and great health insurance.

Cons: Away from the mothership in Redmond, you won't get rich. There's a limited number of groups to move into. You're shackled by upper management decisions in Redmond. Integration is a problem.

Good Benefits, Bad Management

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

September 8, 2008

Pros: Lots of resources and career development benefits, a cushy job, and you can't get fired. Decent benefits and great health insurance.

Cons: Away from the mothership in Redmond, you won't get rich. There's a limited number of groups to move into. You're shackled by upper management decisions in Redmond. Integration is a problem.

Please hire smart guys to really focus on smart things

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Current Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

Pros: Good benefits Great individual contributors around you Solid process

Cons: Too many processes. Health benefit is changing. People get pushed to show visibility, and that dips into your time and effort in assuring product quality.

2.0
Please hire smart guys to really focus on smart things
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Current Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
June 21, 2011
Pros: Good benefits Great individual contributors around you Solid process
Cons: Too many processes. Health benefit is changing. People get pushed to show visibility, and that dips into your time and effort in assuring product quality.

Friendly, Learned Lots, Tedious Work

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

Pros: Fun activities and we got an amazing intern gift. I learned a lot from fellow interns and especially from other full-time employees. The work environment was very friendly.

Cons: There weren't many cons that I could think of, except that the work was a bit tedious, and I wish the project I worked on made more of an impact.

5.0
Friendly, Learned Lots, Tedious Work
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
April 8, 2013
Pros: Fun activities and we got an amazing intern gift. I learned a lot from fellow interns and especially from other full-time employees. The work environment was very friendly.
Cons: There weren't many cons that I could think of, except that the work was a bit tedious, and I wish the project I worked on made more of an impact.

Good Benefits, Bad Management

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

September 8, 2008

Pros: Lots of resources and career development benefits, a cushy job, and you can't get fired. Decent benefits and great health insurance.

Cons: Away from the mothership in Redmond, you won't get rich. There's a limited number of groups to move into. You're shackled by upper management decisions in Redmond. Integration is a problem.

3.0
Good Benefits, Bad Management
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
September 8, 2008
Pros: Lots of resources and career development benefits, a cushy job, and you can't get fired. Decent benefits and great health insurance.
Cons: Away from the mothership in Redmond, you won't get rich. There's a limited number of groups to move into. You're shackled by upper management decisions in Redmond. Integration is a problem.

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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