Software Development Engineer Interview Experience - Redmond, Washington
August 1, 2012
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
Recruiter call for the application. Technical phone screening. Followed by a whole day in-person interview with 5 people, including lunch in between. The recruiter will then call with the results of the interview.
Questions
Technical algorithm.
Behavioral questions asking for the scenario.
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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
45%
Pass 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
Positive75%
Neutral17%
Negative8%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Development Engineer interview process in Redmond, Washington.
Microsoft Work Experiences
4.0
Good if you don't mind big company politics
Software Development Engineer • Former Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
December 24, 2008
Pros: Lots of teams, some of which are filled with talented people and doing really interesting work.
Very good benefits and respectable base compensation for the industry.
Definitely a company built by engineers, so you get treated with respect as an IC. Direct technical managers are usually very good.
Cons: Big company bureaucracy and politics.
Upper management is frequently out of touch and doesn't communicate well on product direction.
4.0
Good, safe work place
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
September 26, 2015
Pros: Work-life balance,
Work hour flexibility,
Compensation
Cons: The environment is too comfortable, too big, and has too much red tape. Colleagues are of varying skill levels.
1.0
The shadow of a former glory
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
March 16, 2013
Pros: Incredibly beautiful campus.
Flexible hours.
Still pretty good benefits.
Cons: Culture-poisoning review system. Engineering mediocrity. Inbred managers.
- 4.0Good if you don't mind big company politicsSoftware Development Engineer • Former EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesDecember 24, 2008Pros: Lots of teams, some of which are filled with talented people and doing really interesting work. Very good benefits and respectable base compensation for the industry. Definitely a company built by engineers, so you get treated with respect as an IC. Direct technical managers are usually very good.Cons: Big company bureaucracy and politics. Upper management is frequently out of touch and doesn't communicate well on product direction.
- 4.0Good, safe work placeSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesSeptember 26, 2015Pros: Work-life balance, Work hour flexibility, CompensationCons: The environment is too comfortable, too big, and has too much red tape. Colleagues are of varying skill levels.
- 1.0The shadow of a former glorySoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesMarch 16, 2013Pros: Incredibly beautiful campus. Flexible hours. Still pretty good benefits.Cons: Culture-poisoning review system. Engineering mediocrity. Inbred managers.
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