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Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) Interview Experience - United States

December 31, 2021

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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

It is a decent job if you get with the right group

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington

August 17, 2013

Pros: The benefits are good and the work is interesting. There's always free parking, coffee, and beverages. The lunches are better than average, and some of the parties are good.

Cons: Politics, backstabbing. The performance evaluation process is horrific. Expected overtime with no compensation. Transfer between teams is too difficult and too laden with politics. Too many meetings. Way too many meetings.

It is a decent job if you get with the right group

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington

August 17, 2013

Pros: The benefits are good and the work is interesting. There's always free parking, coffee, and beverages. The lunches are better than average, and some of the parties are good.

Cons: Politics, backstabbing. The performance evaluation process is horrific. Expected overtime with no compensation. Transfer between teams is too difficult and too laden with politics. Too many meetings. Way too many meetings.

Good place to work

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former Employee

Redmond, Washington

February 10, 2009

Pros: Working with new technology. Learning how to do engineering at a large scale. It also opens a lot of doors for future employment. Very flexible with hours. Very much about getting quality work done and not caring about how long it takes to get that work done. So that can be good or bad depending on how you work.

Cons: It is a huge company; you need to compete to stand out. But as long as you are willing to work hard, it should be okay. There is some inter-team competition for rewards. On my team, it was healthy, but I know on some other teams that kind of dynamic caused problems.

Good place to work

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former Employee

Redmond, Washington

February 10, 2009

Pros: Working with new technology. Learning how to do engineering at a large scale. It also opens a lot of doors for future employment. Very flexible with hours. Very much about getting quality work done and not caring about how long it takes to get that work done. So that can be good or bad depending on how you work.

Cons: It is a huge company; you need to compete to stand out. But as long as you are willing to work hard, it should be okay. There is some inter-team competition for rewards. On my team, it was healthy, but I know on some other teams that kind of dynamic caused problems.

Very good experience

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Current Employee

Copenhagen, Denmark

September 2, 2012

Pros: Great team of people, good collaboration.

Cons: Workplace located faraway from the city of Copenhagen, but with good transportation, though.

Very good experience

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Current Employee

Copenhagen, Denmark

September 2, 2012

Pros: Great team of people, good collaboration.

Cons: Workplace located faraway from the city of Copenhagen, but with good transportation, though.

It is a decent job if you get with the right group

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington

August 17, 2013

Pros: The benefits are good and the work is interesting. There's always free parking, coffee, and beverages. The lunches are better than average, and some of the parties are good.

Cons: Politics, backstabbing. The performance evaluation process is horrific. Expected overtime with no compensation. Transfer between teams is too difficult and too laden with politics. Too many meetings. Way too many meetings.

3.0
It is a decent job if you get with the right group
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington
August 17, 2013
Pros: The benefits are good and the work is interesting. There's always free parking, coffee, and beverages. The lunches are better than average, and some of the parties are good.
Cons: Politics, backstabbing. The performance evaluation process is horrific. Expected overtime with no compensation. Transfer between teams is too difficult and too laden with politics. Too many meetings. Way too many meetings.

Good place to work

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former Employee

Redmond, Washington

February 10, 2009

Pros: Working with new technology. Learning how to do engineering at a large scale. It also opens a lot of doors for future employment. Very flexible with hours. Very much about getting quality work done and not caring about how long it takes to get that work done. So that can be good or bad depending on how you work.

Cons: It is a huge company; you need to compete to stand out. But as long as you are willing to work hard, it should be okay. There is some inter-team competition for rewards. On my team, it was healthy, but I know on some other teams that kind of dynamic caused problems.

4.0
Good place to work
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former Employee
Redmond, Washington
February 10, 2009
Pros: Working with new technology. Learning how to do engineering at a large scale. It also opens a lot of doors for future employment. Very flexible with hours. Very much about getting quality work done and not caring about how long it takes to get that work done. So that can be good or bad depending on how you work.
Cons: It is a huge company; you need to compete to stand out. But as long as you are willing to work hard, it should be okay. There is some inter-team competition for rewards. On my team, it was healthy, but I know on some other teams that kind of dynamic caused problems.

Very good experience

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Current Employee

Copenhagen, Denmark

September 2, 2012

Pros: Great team of people, good collaboration.

Cons: Workplace located faraway from the city of Copenhagen, but with good transportation, though.

5.0
Very good experience
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Current Employee
Copenhagen, Denmark
September 2, 2012
Pros: Great team of people, good collaboration.
Cons: Workplace located faraway from the city of Copenhagen, but with good transportation, though.

Microsoft Interview Questions

Minimum Edge Reversals So Every Node Is Reachable

You're given a directed graph. Determine the minimum number of edges you need to reverse so that every node becomes reachable from node 0.

GraphsDynamic Programming

Two Sum

Find two numbers in a given array that add up to a specific target value, and return their indices. Essentially, you need to efficiently locate the pair that satisfies the sum requirement.

Valid Word

Determine if a given word is considered valid based on a specific set of rules or constraints. The goal is to check if the input string adheres to the specified validation criteria.

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