Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) Interview Experience - Redmond, Washington
Process
I put my resume on Monster, and a recruiter called me. The position was for a software development engineer, which was what I was looking for.
The interview loop consisted of some very experienced individuals and at least one less experienced person. There was whiteboarding, as one would expect. Questions included the familiar data structures and design questions. Most of the interviewers were pretty relaxed about the language I could use to code the programming questions.
Questions
Problem: Concurrent transactions initiated by two individuals on a joint account at two different ATM machines.
How is this managed without introducing any inconsistency in the balance of the account holders?
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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
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
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) interview process in Redmond, Washington.
Microsoft Work Experiences
- 3.0Managed Team, Budget CutsSoftware Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesNovember 5, 2014Pros: Ability to manage my team effectively and without upper management blocking my efforts. Decent work/life balance, although overtime was always required to get product out the door.Cons: Constant budget cuts. Projects often do not have enough resources to ensure that code review standards are met. Constant re-orgs. Unable to find and retain talented engineers. Senior management doesn't allow for bringing more people on-board to assist on getting product tested thoroughly.
- 4.0Good place to workSoftware Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesNovember 13, 2013Pros: Lots of benefits, good pay!Cons: Not all teams are treated equally.
- 5.0Nice place to work with different experienceSoftware Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesFebruary 11, 2012Pros: Respect your knowledge and expand the experience.Cons: need to work with the same technology
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