Software Development Engineer Interview Experience - Redmond, Washington
Process
After a short on-campus screening, I did not hear back until many months later when a representative asked me to arrange travel details to their HQ for an interview. I had a few personal scheduling hiccups, but the company was very accommodating.
The interview consisted of four one-on-one sessions. Three were in their offices, which started with chats about the company, then technical questions regarding data structures. The third was a lunch interview, which consisted mostly of chatting about the company.
Questions
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 214 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Development Engineer role in Redmond, Washington.
Success Rate
Microsoft's interview process for their Software Development Engineer roles in Redmond, Washington 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 interview process in Redmond, Washington.
Microsoft Work Experiences
- 4.0Smart Colleagues, Boring WorkSoftware Development Engineer • Former EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesOctober 6, 2015Pros: Good benefits, not too stressful, and lots of events. There are lots of smart people working at Microsoft, and everyone is willing to help.Cons: Boring work if you are far down the chain. Only Microsoft Research gets to work on the interesting projects; most other people work on maintaining what is already there.
- 5.0Great experience over the last six yearsSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesNovember 30, 2012Pros: Wide diversity of technology. You can move to a different team to gain a different experience.Cons: Too much hierarchy; this sometimes takes too long to make a decision.
- 4.0Smart People, Challenging CultureSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesApril 23, 2014Pros: Lots of smart, passionate people. A variety of opportunities, from consumer to enterprise. You probably have as wide a variety of opportunities in the tech field as exist at any single company.Cons: The stack ranking was corrosive to the culture. I still need to see if the new system is better; it can't be any worse. Cross-group collaboration used to be difficult, as empire building was the name of the game, but this also seems to be improving under the new leadership.
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