Microsoft

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) Interview Experience

December 9, 2013

Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied through an employee referral, and the interview process at Microsoft took over four weeks.

Questions

Need to be good in data structures.

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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

Great Balance, Enjoyable Work

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former Employee

Hyderābād, Telangana, India

Pros: Good to work. Good work-life balance.

Cons: Nothing as such to be reported.

Great Balance, Enjoyable Work

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former Employee

Hyderābād, Telangana, India

Pros: Good to work. Good work-life balance.

Cons: Nothing as such to be reported.

Great place to work if you're twenty-something and single with no life

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: Being on the inside of one of the most successful software companies ever.

Cons: As an American engineer with 20 years of experience, and a family with 3 kids, I simply could not compete with all the young talent imported from other countries, making half my salary and working 80 hours a week. At my level, I was expected to put in more hours and consistently got bad reviews, not because of anything I did, but by comparison to my peers. Unsustainable.

Great place to work if you're twenty-something and single with no life

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: Being on the inside of one of the most successful software companies ever.

Cons: As an American engineer with 20 years of experience, and a family with 3 kids, I simply could not compete with all the young talent imported from other countries, making half my salary and working 80 hours a week. At my level, I was expected to put in more hours and consistently got bad reviews, not because of anything I did, but by comparison to my peers. Unsustainable.

Lots of politics

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: Good money. Good benefits. Smart and cool people everywhere. Highly competitive; hard and smart work are required. Good resume item. You get a chance to work on something that actually impacts people's lives all around the world.

Cons: Highly competitive, hard, and smart work are required, but are not enough. You need a good manager too, or else it won't matter. If you don't have one, get the hell out of there. You get a chance to work on something that actually impacts people's lives all around the world, but chances are you'll end up doing boring stuff, lots of it, by the way.

Lots of politics

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: Good money. Good benefits. Smart and cool people everywhere. Highly competitive; hard and smart work are required. Good resume item. You get a chance to work on something that actually impacts people's lives all around the world.

Cons: Highly competitive, hard, and smart work are required, but are not enough. You need a good manager too, or else it won't matter. If you don't have one, get the hell out of there. You get a chance to work on something that actually impacts people's lives all around the world, but chances are you'll end up doing boring stuff, lots of it, by the way.

Great Balance, Enjoyable Work

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former Employee

Hyderābād, Telangana, India

Pros: Good to work. Good work-life balance.

Cons: Nothing as such to be reported.

5.0
Great Balance, Enjoyable Work
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former Employee
Hyderābād, Telangana, India
March 3, 2025
Pros: Good to work. Good work-life balance.
Cons: Nothing as such to be reported.

Great place to work if you're twenty-something and single with no life

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: Being on the inside of one of the most successful software companies ever.

Cons: As an American engineer with 20 years of experience, and a family with 3 kids, I simply could not compete with all the young talent imported from other countries, making half my salary and working 80 hours a week. At my level, I was expected to put in more hours and consistently got bad reviews, not because of anything I did, but by comparison to my peers. Unsustainable.

4.0
Great place to work if you're twenty-something and single with no life
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
June 11, 2008
Pros: Being on the inside of one of the most successful software companies ever.
Cons: As an American engineer with 20 years of experience, and a family with 3 kids, I simply could not compete with all the young talent imported from other countries, making half my salary and working 80 hours a week. At my level, I was expected to put in more hours and consistently got bad reviews, not because of anything I did, but by comparison to my peers. Unsustainable.

Lots of politics

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: Good money. Good benefits. Smart and cool people everywhere. Highly competitive; hard and smart work are required. Good resume item. You get a chance to work on something that actually impacts people's lives all around the world.

Cons: Highly competitive, hard, and smart work are required, but are not enough. You need a good manager too, or else it won't matter. If you don't have one, get the hell out of there. You get a chance to work on something that actually impacts people's lives all around the world, but chances are you'll end up doing boring stuff, lots of it, by the way.

2.0
Lots of politics
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
March 15, 2010
Pros: Good money. Good benefits. Smart and cool people everywhere. Highly competitive; hard and smart work are required. Good resume item. You get a chance to work on something that actually impacts people's lives all around the world.
Cons: Highly competitive, hard, and smart work are required, but are not enough. You need a good manager too, or else it won't matter. If you don't have one, get the hell out of there. You get a chance to work on something that actually impacts people's lives all around the world, but chances are you'll end up doing boring stuff, lots of it, by the way.

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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