Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) Interview Experience - Redmond, Washington
Process
On-campus interview, Redmond interview.
Hiring process felt disorganized. I interviewed with Enterprise and Cloud after I had expressed interest in different areas.
Interviewed with a director and an engineering manager.
Sense was engineering-focused culture. Very 'big company' feel.
How would you test a pen?
Implement atoi in C++. Now test it.
You have a balance, 9 balls, one weighs less. Find the smallest ball in the fewest steps.
Feedback: Finish working through the problem and finding the algorithm before starting to write code.
Questions
Search a string to see if it contains a given substring. The given substring can have a '*' wildcard character, which corresponds to skipping one or more characters in the string being searched.
Asked qualifiers:
- Can there be a wildcard character in the string being searched? [yes]
- ASCII? [unicode]
Was this helpful?
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
- 2.0Good experience, but beware of too much manual work in testing in certain consumer-related orgs, like phonesSoftware Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesApril 3, 2011Pros: Lots of resources to advance both in technology and personality development. These will not necessarily translate to career growth.Cons: Bad performance management system. Too many people getting hired, which translates to best performers appearing average due to less challenging conditions. There are fewer and fewer opportunities day by day, and bad scheduling and management from your leads.
- 4.0Smart Team, Busy CoworkersSoftware Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesSeptember 13, 2014Pros: Great support from colleagues, a bunch of resources to develop skills, with challenging tasks. A great culture to be working in, surrounded by smart people everywhere.Cons: Everyone is always busy. It is hard to find the right people when they are needed because they are either in a meeting or taking care of other things. Traffic traveling to Redmond from the west is horrible.
- 3.0Too much PoliticsSoftware Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesOctober 6, 2015Pros: You get to use the latest software. MS is a brand name, and you get to work under the MS brand.Cons: You have to be in the right group there. Since it is such a big company, there are a lot of small groups that hardly do any tangible work. There are some managers who just get away with anything. They are not answerable to anyone. HR is really very weak and doesn't do anything to support an employee. There is a lot of politics and bureaucracy, which is really sad.
Microsoft Interview Questions
