Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) Interview Experience
April 27, 2013
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Phone Interview
Questions
Given a long input string with lots of delimiters, write a C-code to change the given string into another format based on some rules.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 314 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) role in United States.
Success Rate
37%
Pass Rate
Microsoft's interview process for their Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) roles in the United States is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive54%
Neutral39%
Negative7%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) interview process in United States.
Microsoft Work Experiences
2.0
Could be better
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
September 8, 2014
Pros: Get to work on interesting things.
Benefits aren't bad:
* Free soda
* Discounts at the company store
Cons: Work-life balance is challenging. Promotions are rare.
Leadership, once in their position, doesn't change, and management isn't held accountable for poor leadership.
Managers aren't taught to lead people; they are taught to manage products, with people being a secondary focus.
3.0
They treat you well, but have no direction. They are constantly changing direction and have lousy metrics for measuring performance
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
August 14, 2014
Pros: They really take good care of you. Work-life balance is great for a tech job. They care about your health and well-being and take your feedback seriously.
Cons: Lousy management. They have no focus or direction at all and are too concerned with raw numbers and quarterly results instead of company direction or quality.
Things look like they are improving under Satya N., but it is difficult to undo so many years of mismanagement quickly.
Their assessment process is terrible: they rely on numbers, e.g., number of tests, lines of code, instead of what those numbers represent.
2.0
Not a good start..
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
August 31, 2015
Pros: - Working with smart people.
- Fun events on campus.
- Capable hardware.
- Own office.
Cons: - Luck of the draw with managers. I unfortunately have an inexperienced manager who changes expectations of me on a weekly basis. Some expectations are way off the mark, more in line with one who has been at the company for several years.
- Lots of internal tools with no documentation.
- No formal training to get up to speed. Expected to just learn things on the fly. This would be fine if things were documented better. Onboarding process varies with teams.
- 2.0Could be betterSoftware Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesSeptember 8, 2014Pros: Get to work on interesting things. Benefits aren't bad: * Free soda * Discounts at the company storeCons: Work-life balance is challenging. Promotions are rare. Leadership, once in their position, doesn't change, and management isn't held accountable for poor leadership. Managers aren't taught to lead people; they are taught to manage products, with people being a secondary focus.
- 3.0They treat you well, but have no direction. They are constantly changing direction and have lousy metrics for measuring performanceSoftware Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesAugust 14, 2014Pros: They really take good care of you. Work-life balance is great for a tech job. They care about your health and well-being and take your feedback seriously.Cons: Lousy management. They have no focus or direction at all and are too concerned with raw numbers and quarterly results instead of company direction or quality. Things look like they are improving under Satya N., but it is difficult to undo so many years of mismanagement quickly. Their assessment process is terrible: they rely on numbers, e.g., number of tests, lines of code, instead of what those numbers represent.
- 2.0Not a good start..Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesAugust 31, 2015Pros: - Working with smart people. - Fun events on campus. - Capable hardware. - Own office.Cons: - Luck of the draw with managers. I unfortunately have an inexperienced manager who changes expectations of me on a weekly basis. Some expectations are way off the mark, more in line with one who has been at the company for several years. - Lots of internal tools with no documentation. - No formal training to get up to speed. Expected to just learn things on the fly. This would be fine if things were documented better. Onboarding process varies with teams.
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