Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) Interview Experience - Redmond, Washington
Process
The interview consisted of one phone interview followed by an onsite interview.
The phone interview was mostly behavioral questions, as this was for a campus hire.
The onsite interview had an initial interview with a recruiter, followed by five highly technical interviews. The fifth interview was with the hiring manager. All the rounds went very well; I solved all the problems but failed on the testing questions. As it was for a testing position, I did not get the offer.
Some of the questions involved:
- Find if string1 exists in string2, and provide test conditions.
- Given three coordinates, determine what kind of triangle it is, and provide test conditions.
- Reverse words in a string, and provide test conditions.
Questions
Find if string1 exists in string2.
Provide test conditions.
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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
- 2.0Not a good start..Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesAugust 31, 2015Pros: - Working with smart people. - Fun events on campus. - Capable hardware. - Own office.Cons: - Luck of the draw with managers. I unfortunately have an inexperienced manager who changes expectations of me on a weekly basis. Some expectations are way off the mark, more in line with one who has been at the company for several years. - Lots of internal tools with no documentation. - No formal training to get up to speed. Expected to just learn things on the fly. This would be fine if things were documented better. Onboarding process varies with teams.
- 1.0Wish it were betterSoftware Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesJanuary 16, 2013Pros: Good benefits, salary, and equipment.Cons: Strange culture, out of touch with regular people. Most everyone acts like they are better than the rest of the world.
- 3.0OK place to workSoftware Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesOctober 2, 2010Pros: Good benefit package, perhaps the best you can get in the IT industry. Work schedule is flexible. Great to access tech gurus, tools, and tech resources. Diversified tech community.Cons: Very political working environment, sometimes unfair. Workload is not so balanced across different groups. Stock award and growth potential are negligible.
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