Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) Interview Experience - Redmond, Washington
November 1, 2012
Neutral ExperienceGot Offer
Process
College career fair -> College screening -> Seattle for 4x 1-hour interviews.
Questions
Given a list of integers, return the longest contiguous subsequence that adds up to the largest value.
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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
Not SDET. No chance of upward mobility. Easy work, low pay
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
September 11, 2024
Pros: Company name on resume
Nice manager and team (unknown if still true)
Easy work for pay above minimum wage
Good food on campus
On-campus electric vehicle charging
Cons: May not be worth your time if practical skill-building is a priority.
No software engineering skills practice.
Very repetitive work.
Little to no support for side projects that actually develop skills.
Optional "on call" for possibly no extra pay unless actually called.
5.0
How is it like working at Microsoft?
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
December 19, 2021
Pros: We get a lot of stuff to learn here in Microsoft.
Cons: Microsoft takes a toll on your work-life balance.
3.0
Still have interesting places and people inside, but time to leave
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
June 27, 2013
Pros: There are a lot of smart people. Even if it has been diluted recently, if you are in the right team doing the right thing, it is still a fairly decent learning experience.
Cons: Pretty much everything else, but the worse thing is probably NIH-ism (Not Invented Here).
Many people, especially those who joined right after college, know very little about what's going on in Silicon Valley and why Microsoft is greatly lagging behind.
- 3.0Not SDET. No chance of upward mobility. Easy work, low paySoftware Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesSeptember 11, 2024Pros: Company name on resume Nice manager and team (unknown if still true) Easy work for pay above minimum wage Good food on campus On-campus electric vehicle chargingCons: May not be worth your time if practical skill-building is a priority. No software engineering skills practice. Very repetitive work. Little to no support for side projects that actually develop skills. Optional "on call" for possibly no extra pay unless actually called.
- 5.0How is it like working at Microsoft?Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesDecember 19, 2021Pros: We get a lot of stuff to learn here in Microsoft.Cons: Microsoft takes a toll on your work-life balance.
- 3.0Still have interesting places and people inside, but time to leaveSoftware Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesJune 27, 2013Pros: There are a lot of smart people. Even if it has been diluted recently, if you are in the right team doing the right thing, it is still a fairly decent learning experience.Cons: Pretty much everything else, but the worse thing is probably NIH-ism (Not Invented Here). Many people, especially those who joined right after college, know very little about what's going on in Silicon Valley and why Microsoft is greatly lagging behind.
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