Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) Interview Experience - Redmond, Washington
Process
I posted my resume to their website.
After a few weeks, they sent an email asking for the best time for a phone interview.
During the phone interview, they asked a few general questions and a few simple technical questions. For the last couple of years, they have been asking harder questions on the phone.
After the phone interview, I was called for a formal interview. During the interview, they asked the regular Microsoft interview questions. If you search for those questions on the web, you will find so many of them.
Your attitude is important. The interviewer is supposed to evaluate you for personal skills as well. Be positive and continue to come up with different solutions. Don't get stuck during your interview. Even if you are nervous, tell the interviewer, wait for a minute to just relax. Then continue on full power with different options and answers.
Questions
Write a function to find the maximum sum of a subarray where the array can have negative and positive numbers.
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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.
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Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) interview process in Redmond, Washington.
Microsoft Work Experiences
- 4.0Microsoft company reviewSoftware Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesJanuary 27, 2024Pros: - Smart people to work with - Good benefits - Decent payCons: - Review process red tape (I prefer to give direct feedback personally instead of just someone's manager). - Office architecture that encourages hierarchical relationships rather than horizontal ones in the team.
- 2.0Big layoffs, reforms, and reorganizations are upfront; otherwise, it won't surviveSoftware Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesFebruary 11, 2015Pros: Company store, which you probably won't use for yourself, but your friends and relatives would love to take this advantage. Only if you have a charismatic leader should you go there.Cons: It was an awesome place to work before ~2010. The company is struggling now due to competition, economy, and poor upper management leadership. You may never make a good career there. If your team had 20 members and all were Nobel Prize geniuses, they would all get "average" on their yearly calibration/review and never get a promotion. To be "strong," you need to prove that you over-performed others. Stack options are insulting. Medical benefits were awesome before 2012. Now, if you have a family, you have to pay $6500 before insurance starts covering 100%. If you want to ruin your career, join MS, work 20 years, and get laid off at almost the same level as you started. Sick company. Big layoffs, reforms, and reorganizations are upfront, otherwise, it won't survive.
- 3.0Good Learning, Bad ManagementSoftware Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesMay 8, 2013Pros: Good source of info, good classes.Cons: Bad management, bad rating system
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