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Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) Interview Experience - Redmond, Washington

January 1, 2010

Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I was interviewed by a group belonging to the Office suite. The interviewers were nice.

I had four one-on-one interviews in a day. The only thing I didn't feel good about was how the interviewers controlled the time in order to finish within the one-hour period.

The result would have been much better if the time had been controlled well.

Questions

Ask you to perform some testing on a particular feature in one of their products.

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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

Big company, tons of opportunities

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

December 6, 2013

Pros: Lots of opportunities, great training resource, and good work-life balance.

Cons: Well-structured means less flexibility, too many procedures sometimes, and it's hard to switch teams. Skill sets are limited to MS internal.

Big company, tons of opportunities

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

December 6, 2013

Pros: Lots of opportunities, great training resource, and good work-life balance.

Cons: Well-structured means less flexibility, too many procedures sometimes, and it's hard to switch teams. Skill sets are limited to MS internal.

Great company, good benefits

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

September 21, 2014

Pros: It's a nice working environment.

Cons: Often feels like advancement is difficult.

Great company, good benefits

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

September 21, 2014

Pros: It's a nice working environment.

Cons: Often feels like advancement is difficult.

Was great company, lost direction in recent years

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

September 13, 2014

Pros: + Good benefits + Decent salary + Annual bonus

Cons: - Process heavy - Sr. management does not know what to do next. - Lost vision

Was great company, lost direction in recent years

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

September 13, 2014

Pros: + Good benefits + Decent salary + Annual bonus

Cons: - Process heavy - Sr. management does not know what to do next. - Lost vision

Big company, tons of opportunities

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

December 6, 2013

Pros: Lots of opportunities, great training resource, and good work-life balance.

Cons: Well-structured means less flexibility, too many procedures sometimes, and it's hard to switch teams. Skill sets are limited to MS internal.

4.0
Big company, tons of opportunities
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
December 6, 2013
Pros: Lots of opportunities, great training resource, and good work-life balance.
Cons: Well-structured means less flexibility, too many procedures sometimes, and it's hard to switch teams. Skill sets are limited to MS internal.

Great company, good benefits

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

September 21, 2014

Pros: It's a nice working environment.

Cons: Often feels like advancement is difficult.

5.0
Great company, good benefits
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
September 21, 2014
Pros: It's a nice working environment.
Cons: Often feels like advancement is difficult.

Was great company, lost direction in recent years

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

September 13, 2014

Pros: + Good benefits + Decent salary + Annual bonus

Cons: - Process heavy - Sr. management does not know what to do next. - Lost vision

3.0
Was great company, lost direction in recent years
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
September 13, 2014
Pros: + Good benefits + Decent salary + Annual bonus
Cons: - Process heavy - Sr. management does not know what to do next. - Lost vision

Microsoft Interview Questions

Minimum Edge Reversals So Every Node Is Reachable

You're given a directed graph. Determine the minimum number of edges you need to reverse so that every node becomes reachable from node 0.

GraphsDynamic Programming

Two Sum

Find two numbers in a given array that add up to a specific target value, and return their indices. Essentially, you need to efficiently locate the pair that satisfies the sum requirement.

Valid Word

Determine if a given word is considered valid based on a specific set of rules or constraints. The goal is to check if the input string adheres to the specified validation criteria.

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