Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) Interview Experience - Redmond, Washington
January 1, 2013
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I applied online, where one application is considered for multiple positions. I then received a call (within a week) from a recruiter, which basically entailed going over my resume to verify its content, followed by a couple of technical questions.
I was then given an onsite interview at the Redmond campus two weeks after the phone interview.
Questions
Given a triangle, determine if it's a scalene, equilateral, isosceles, or neither.
This requires knowledge of triangle properties.
I learned these properties about two decades ago, so of course I was fuzzy on the details. Completely unexpected.
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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
3.0
Microsoft is 'blah'; not bad, but not great
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
June 11, 2008
Pros: Some cool products, such as Microsoft Surface, can make a long-term impact on computing. Also, the products we work on are still used by millions of people. In addition, flexible work hours mean you rarely have someone checking the clock, and there are good perks in addition to the salary.
Cons: It's hard to get recognized, mostly because there are so many other people in the same situation as you. That, in turn, makes it hard to move up quickly, so gone are the days where you become instantly rich. And since it's a large company, you often run into politics at the workplace, meaning some decisions make no sense whatsoever.
3.0
Start here, learn as much as you can, leave, grow, come back, repeat
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
January 3, 2009
Pros: The benefits: discounts on software, some really smart people to work with. The food in the cafeteria is sometimes good. What you are doing is going to affect millions of people.
Cons: The company is too huge, slow-moving, and sluggish. We need more ways of getting things done faster. It would help a lot if there was an easier way to reach employees within the company. We also need more visibility to product groups. It can be very daunting for someone who is starting afresh.
Also, there is too much shuffling of upper management and product groups and not enough focus on long-term strategy. The lack of openness is also a bad thing. It's about time more stuff was open-sourced. It would lead to bugs being discovered earlier, causing less of a problem.
4.0
Great company to start your career
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
September 6, 2014
Pros: Cutting-edge,
great benefits,
manageable work-life balance.
Cons: It gets very difficult to grow in such a big firm. There's no coordination between various teams.
- 3.0Microsoft is 'blah'; not bad, but not greatSoftware Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesJune 11, 2008Pros: Some cool products, such as Microsoft Surface, can make a long-term impact on computing. Also, the products we work on are still used by millions of people. In addition, flexible work hours mean you rarely have someone checking the clock, and there are good perks in addition to the salary.Cons: It's hard to get recognized, mostly because there are so many other people in the same situation as you. That, in turn, makes it hard to move up quickly, so gone are the days where you become instantly rich. And since it's a large company, you often run into politics at the workplace, meaning some decisions make no sense whatsoever.
- 3.0Start here, learn as much as you can, leave, grow, come back, repeatSoftware Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesJanuary 3, 2009Pros: The benefits: discounts on software, some really smart people to work with. The food in the cafeteria is sometimes good. What you are doing is going to affect millions of people.Cons: The company is too huge, slow-moving, and sluggish. We need more ways of getting things done faster. It would help a lot if there was an easier way to reach employees within the company. We also need more visibility to product groups. It can be very daunting for someone who is starting afresh. Also, there is too much shuffling of upper management and product groups and not enough focus on long-term strategy. The lack of openness is also a bad thing. It's about time more stuff was open-sourced. It would lead to bugs being discovered earlier, causing less of a problem.
- 4.0Great company to start your careerSoftware Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesSeptember 6, 2014Pros: Cutting-edge, great benefits, manageable work-life balance.Cons: It gets very difficult to grow in such a big firm. There's no coordination between various teams.
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