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

January 1, 2013

Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Started with a phone screen, which was quite easy. Then, after two months, I was invited for an onsite interview in Redmond, WA. I was more interested in the SDE position, but they invited me for SDET. I went through four interview loops.

Questions

Implementation of strtok

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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

Software Development Engineer in Test

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: Great company, great people and technology to work with. Awesome benefits. Work/life balance.

Cons: - Slowing down on innovation path. - Top leadership needs to change.

Software Development Engineer in Test

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: Great company, great people and technology to work with. Awesome benefits. Work/life balance.

Cons: - Slowing down on innovation path. - Top leadership needs to change.

If you like working in a highly charged, exciting environment with cool people, come to work for Microsoft

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: Awesome benefits, great atmosphere to excel, the chance to work on some exciting projects, and working with highly talented individuals is what makes Microsoft one of the best places to work. Also, to stress on the benefits, no other company can top MS on the benefits they provide for employees. * The SW discount on MS products * Prime card for restaurant reservations * Free bus pass * Free drinks and awesome food in the cafeteria The management are cool and never too demanding or stressful, and they help you with everything related to work and unrelated to work!

Cons: A lot of experienced people are already working, and hence career growth may not be as fast in some other smaller companies.

If you like working in a highly charged, exciting environment with cool people, come to work for Microsoft

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: Awesome benefits, great atmosphere to excel, the chance to work on some exciting projects, and working with highly talented individuals is what makes Microsoft one of the best places to work. Also, to stress on the benefits, no other company can top MS on the benefits they provide for employees. * The SW discount on MS products * Prime card for restaurant reservations * Free bus pass * Free drinks and awesome food in the cafeteria The management are cool and never too demanding or stressful, and they help you with everything related to work and unrelated to work!

Cons: A lot of experienced people are already working, and hence career growth may not be as fast in some other smaller companies.

Exciting Atmosphere, Boring Tasks

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: Exciting atmosphere (depending on the organization)

Cons: Boring work/tasks. Goals should be clear rather than vague.

Exciting Atmosphere, Boring Tasks

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: Exciting atmosphere (depending on the organization)

Cons: Boring work/tasks. Goals should be clear rather than vague.

Software Development Engineer in Test

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: Great company, great people and technology to work with. Awesome benefits. Work/life balance.

Cons: - Slowing down on innovation path. - Top leadership needs to change.

4.0
Software Development Engineer in Test
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
July 4, 2013
Pros: Great company, great people and technology to work with. Awesome benefits. Work/life balance.
Cons: - Slowing down on innovation path. - Top leadership needs to change.

If you like working in a highly charged, exciting environment with cool people, come to work for Microsoft

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: Awesome benefits, great atmosphere to excel, the chance to work on some exciting projects, and working with highly talented individuals is what makes Microsoft one of the best places to work. Also, to stress on the benefits, no other company can top MS on the benefits they provide for employees. * The SW discount on MS products * Prime card for restaurant reservations * Free bus pass * Free drinks and awesome food in the cafeteria The management are cool and never too demanding or stressful, and they help you with everything related to work and unrelated to work!

Cons: A lot of experienced people are already working, and hence career growth may not be as fast in some other smaller companies.

4.0
If you like working in a highly charged, exciting environment with cool people, come to work for Microsoft
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
May 18, 2008
Pros: Awesome benefits, great atmosphere to excel, the chance to work on some exciting projects, and working with highly talented individuals is what makes Microsoft one of the best places to work. Also, to stress on the benefits, no other company can top MS on the benefits they provide for employees. * The SW discount on MS products * Prime card for restaurant reservations * Free bus pass * Free drinks and awesome food in the cafeteria The management are cool and never too demanding or stressful, and they help you with everything related to work and unrelated to work!
Cons: A lot of experienced people are already working, and hence career growth may not be as fast in some other smaller companies.

Exciting Atmosphere, Boring Tasks

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: Exciting atmosphere (depending on the organization)

Cons: Boring work/tasks. Goals should be clear rather than vague.

4.0
Exciting Atmosphere, Boring Tasks
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
April 7, 2015
Pros: Exciting atmosphere (depending on the organization)
Cons: Boring work/tasks. Goals should be clear rather than vague.

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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