Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) Interview Experience
Process
A group interview was conducted for a certain web services group. Each candidate was locked in a room, and managers would play round robin, rotating between candidates to interview them.
Hiring decisions were made based on whether or not a candidate would succeed in the organization as a whole. After this, managers would engage the candidate in phone or one-on-one meetings to flesh out which team or manager a candidate would be a best fit for.
Questions
Write a compiler subroutine for ensuring all brackets and parentheses are paired. If an unpaired bracket or parenthesis is found, report its line number.
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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
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
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) interview process in United States.
Microsoft Work Experiences
- 3.0yet another big companySoftware Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesSeptember 17, 2014Pros: Microsoft has a good brand in both enterprise and customer markets. There are a lot of smart people around.Cons: Micromanagement. Managers were really mean. Some old-timers were rude. Very poor work-life balance.
- 4.0Food Quality at MicrosoftSoftware Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaJune 28, 2023Pros: It used to be good.Cons: It's not good anymore.
- 3.0Good Benefits, Bad ManagementSoftware Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesSeptember 8, 2008Pros: Lots of resources and career development benefits, a cushy job, and you can't get fired. Decent benefits and great health insurance.Cons: Away from the mothership in Redmond, you won't get rich. There's a limited number of groups to move into. You're shackled by upper management decisions in Redmond. Integration is a problem.
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