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

January 1, 2013
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Applied through the Microsoft website for various positions.

I received a first-round on-campus interview without any indication of the specific job I was applying for.

Approximately six weeks later, I was contacted and informed that I was being considered for the SDET position. I was asked to schedule a trip to the main campus in Redmond for final-round interviews.

The final round took all day and involved four different interviewers across multiple buildings on campus, culminating in a lunch interview.

All expenses for the trip were paid, including travel and lodging.

Questions

The first interview question involved 3-D vectors and normalization. It was difficult because I had forgotten these concepts. I was a math major, but I hadn't applied the knowledge in years.

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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.

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