Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) Interview Experience - Redmond, Washington
April 1, 2011
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Process
Interviews are ridiculous! Know your data structures. That's all I can say.
Questions
Derive the formula for a line.
What is that thing on the desk? It turned out to be a binary clock.
What do all the lights mean?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 128 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) role in Redmond, Washington.
Success Rate
49%
Pass Rate
Microsoft's interview process for their Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) roles in Redmond, Washington is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive66%
Neutral23%
Negative12%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) interview process in Redmond, Washington.
Microsoft Work Experiences
4.0
Fun, challenging, and a wonderful work environment!
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
May 25, 2014
Pros: The culture and people are very nice and friendly.
They are very understanding of personal situations and maintaining a work-life balance.
The leadership is pretty good, though for internships, they could use more training on how managers should interact with and help interns.
Cons: The intern-manager relationship was weird at times, and often I felt pretty alone on my project. Had I not personally reached out, I would have been.
4.0
Learned quite a bit about the SDET role. Learned good insights about the application development process and online services
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
August 5, 2013
Pros: Based on the team, there are lots of opportunities to learn and excel.
Cons: Politics. No OSS. If in the wrong team, the only way out is to quit to save your career.
4.0
The Best Experience Ever
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
March 11, 2011
Pros: It is great to work amongst a huge set of talented people.
Microsoft, as a company, has great products that you can work on.
Challenging work.
Cons: Seattle weather
Pay Scale
You need to be at the company for a couple of years before people take you seriously.
- 4.0Fun, challenging, and a wonderful work environment!Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesMay 25, 2014Pros: The culture and people are very nice and friendly. They are very understanding of personal situations and maintaining a work-life balance. The leadership is pretty good, though for internships, they could use more training on how managers should interact with and help interns.Cons: The intern-manager relationship was weird at times, and often I felt pretty alone on my project. Had I not personally reached out, I would have been.
- 4.0Learned quite a bit about the SDET role. Learned good insights about the application development process and online servicesSoftware Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesAugust 5, 2013Pros: Based on the team, there are lots of opportunities to learn and excel.Cons: Politics. No OSS. If in the wrong team, the only way out is to quit to save your career.
- 4.0The Best Experience EverSoftware Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesMarch 11, 2011Pros: It is great to work amongst a huge set of talented people. Microsoft, as a company, has great products that you can work on. Challenging work.Cons: Seattle weather Pay Scale You need to be at the company for a couple of years before people take you seriously.
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