Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) Interview Experience - Redmond, Washington
November 1, 2012
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
I applied through my university career fair. I had a 30-minute interview on my university campus. After being selected, I was called to Microsoft HQ in Redmond for a full-day interview process.
Questions
All the questions asked in the interview were coding questions, as I had applied for an SDE position.
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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
4.0
Software Engineer in Test
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
August 16, 2014
Pros: The company is very respectful to its employees. No one is expected to work long hours. Everyone has a fair enough chance to get promotions, and the compensation is very good. The company wants to retain its people and has good work-life balance.
Cons: With the latest trends, the company is shedding Test employees, and the situation is bad. They could have moved people around, but they chose to lay people off. I lost my job in the process as well.
3.0
Good Pay, No Free Time
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
December 1, 2015
Pros: Great pay. Interns are spoiled materialistically, but otherwise are slaves to the workplace.
Cons: No free time whatsoever, and no diversity within its walls as expected. This makes it very isolating for someone who is outside the standard.
4.0
Great Team, Corporate Bureaucracy
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
August 27, 2015
Pros: I was lucky enough to mainly work with really good, hardworking people. The managers that I reported to directly were very cool, and when I showed that I wanted more responsibility, they had no trouble trusting me and gave it to me with little oversight aside from key milestones, etc.
Cons: It is a massive global corporation, which means there is no real heart when it comes to the big decisions to cut or to keep.
Also, all too often upper management is pushing to get things done that can't get done, at least not well. That goes against my drive to do things correctly.
It is exceedingly difficult to go from contractor to FTE.
- 4.0Software Engineer in TestSoftware Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesAugust 16, 2014Pros: The company is very respectful to its employees. No one is expected to work long hours. Everyone has a fair enough chance to get promotions, and the compensation is very good. The company wants to retain its people and has good work-life balance.Cons: With the latest trends, the company is shedding Test employees, and the situation is bad. They could have moved people around, but they chose to lay people off. I lost my job in the process as well.
- 3.0Good Pay, No Free TimeSoftware Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesDecember 1, 2015Pros: Great pay. Interns are spoiled materialistically, but otherwise are slaves to the workplace.Cons: No free time whatsoever, and no diversity within its walls as expected. This makes it very isolating for someone who is outside the standard.
- 4.0Great Team, Corporate BureaucracySoftware Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesAugust 27, 2015Pros: I was lucky enough to mainly work with really good, hardworking people. The managers that I reported to directly were very cool, and when I showed that I wanted more responsibility, they had no trouble trusting me and gave it to me with little oversight aside from key milestones, etc.Cons: It is a massive global corporation, which means there is no real heart when it comes to the big decisions to cut or to keep. Also, all too often upper management is pushing to get things done that can't get done, at least not well. That goes against my drive to do things correctly. It is exceedingly difficult to go from contractor to FTE.
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