Software Development Engineer Interview Experience - La Jolla, California
November 1, 2013
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
On campus
Questions
Basic 2 sum problem.
Finding a pair of numbers that add up to a given sum.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Development Engineer role in La Jolla, California.
Success Rate
50%
Pass Rate
Microsoft's interview process for their Software Development Engineer roles in La Jolla, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive50%
Neutral0%
Negative50%
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Microsoft's Software Development Engineer interview process in La Jolla, California.
Microsoft Work Experiences
4.0
Great all-around place to work
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
July 31, 2021
Pros: Great benefits, good salary, and flexibility contribute to an above-average work-life balance. Good, smart people and an awesome campus enhance the experience.
Cons: Niche skills are required, and tedious work needs to be done maintaining their cloud infrastructure and expansive codebase. A quickly evolving set of tools to use complicates work further.
4.0
Software Engineer 2
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Hyderābād, Telangana, India
November 28, 2019
Pros: Technology, good salary, great campus and features.
Cons: Politics, stagnant growth, closed mindset.
3.0
Good work-life balance most of the time, but little opportunity to grow technical skills
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Fargo, North Dakota, United States
September 26, 2014
Pros: Most people work 8-5, so they understand life commitments. Business software isn't going away, which makes the job feel more stable (despite the recent layoffs). Great salary, especially considering the region (your income will likely be in the top 15% for the state of ND as a software engineer).
Cons: Dynamics seems to be having an engineering culture crisis, with lots of engineers stuck in their ways, cutting corners at the cost of long-term quality to meet deadlines. Most of what you'll end up doing here are CRUD operations. Don't expect multi-tenancy to be front-and-center in the cloud strategy. User experience gets uneven attention across products and even features within products.
- 4.0Great all-around place to workSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesJuly 31, 2021Pros: Great benefits, good salary, and flexibility contribute to an above-average work-life balance. Good, smart people and an awesome campus enhance the experience.Cons: Niche skills are required, and tedious work needs to be done maintaining their cloud infrastructure and expansive codebase. A quickly evolving set of tools to use complicates work further.
- 4.0Software Engineer 2Software Development Engineer • Current EmployeeHyderābād, Telangana, IndiaNovember 28, 2019Pros: Technology, good salary, great campus and features.Cons: Politics, stagnant growth, closed mindset.
- 3.0Good work-life balance most of the time, but little opportunity to grow technical skillsSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeFargo, North Dakota, United StatesSeptember 26, 2014Pros: Most people work 8-5, so they understand life commitments. Business software isn't going away, which makes the job feel more stable (despite the recent layoffs). Great salary, especially considering the region (your income will likely be in the top 15% for the state of ND as a software engineer).Cons: Dynamics seems to be having an engineering culture crisis, with lots of engineers stuck in their ways, cutting corners at the cost of long-term quality to meet deadlines. Most of what you'll end up doing here are CRUD operations. Don't expect multi-tenancy to be front-and-center in the cloud strategy. User experience gets uneven attention across products and even features within products.
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