Microsoft

Software Development Engineer Interview Experience - Redmond, Washington

December 1, 2012

Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

I had a campus interview first with a recruiter who asked about my Master's degree work and what exciting projects I had worked on.

I was then asked to do an onsite interview, and they flew me out to Redmond for two days.

I met with the recruiter in the morning and was then sent to a building for interviews.

I didn't have any control over where I was interning, but I ended up with a good team.

After that, I had several technical interviews, a lunch on campus, and then some more interviews. At the end of the day, they told me they wanted me to come for the internship.

Questions

Trees, stream parsing, thread locks

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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

Lucky Team, Big Teams Lose Focus

Software Development Engineer • Former Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: A lot depends on the team you work with. I was lucky to work with a great team, a great company, and great benefits.

Cons: Some teams just get too big and lose focus and productivity.

Lucky Team, Big Teams Lose Focus

Software Development Engineer • Former Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: A lot depends on the team you work with. I was lucky to work with a great team, a great company, and great benefits.

Cons: Some teams just get too big and lose focus and productivity.

So far so good

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: Solid business, work-life balancing, challenge development work.

Cons: less of an environment of collaborating and knowledge sharing

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: Solid business, work-life balancing, challenge development work.

Cons: less of an environment of collaborating and knowledge sharing

Learned a lot, decent compensation. Sometimes infuriating

Software Development Engineer • Former Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

February 10, 2014

Pros: In the right team, you'll work with great people and learn all the time. Microsoft is involved in a huge number of different products and roles, and mobility within the company is normally fairly easy. It can actually be a great place to learn new skills. After you've built a track record of success, people will give you a try at things you probably wouldn't have been hired into directly.

Cons: In the wrong team, you'll work against great people and make each other dumber. Don't expect your management to help you find a good fit; it just isn't something the company is good at. You need to manage your own career. Keep shopping yourself around. Don't get stale.

Learned a lot, decent compensation. Sometimes infuriating

Software Development Engineer • Former Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

February 10, 2014

Pros: In the right team, you'll work with great people and learn all the time. Microsoft is involved in a huge number of different products and roles, and mobility within the company is normally fairly easy. It can actually be a great place to learn new skills. After you've built a track record of success, people will give you a try at things you probably wouldn't have been hired into directly.

Cons: In the wrong team, you'll work against great people and make each other dumber. Don't expect your management to help you find a good fit; it just isn't something the company is good at. You need to manage your own career. Keep shopping yourself around. Don't get stale.

Lucky Team, Big Teams Lose Focus

Software Development Engineer • Former Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: A lot depends on the team you work with. I was lucky to work with a great team, a great company, and great benefits.

Cons: Some teams just get too big and lose focus and productivity.

4.0
Lucky Team, Big Teams Lose Focus
Software Development Engineer • Former Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
July 6, 2012
Pros: A lot depends on the team you work with. I was lucky to work with a great team, a great company, and great benefits.
Cons: Some teams just get too big and lose focus and productivity.

So far so good

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: Solid business, work-life balancing, challenge development work.

Cons: less of an environment of collaborating and knowledge sharing

4.0
So far so good
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
March 2, 2014
Pros: Solid business, work-life balancing, challenge development work.
Cons: less of an environment of collaborating and knowledge sharing

Learned a lot, decent compensation. Sometimes infuriating

Software Development Engineer • Former Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

February 10, 2014

Pros: In the right team, you'll work with great people and learn all the time. Microsoft is involved in a huge number of different products and roles, and mobility within the company is normally fairly easy. It can actually be a great place to learn new skills. After you've built a track record of success, people will give you a try at things you probably wouldn't have been hired into directly.

Cons: In the wrong team, you'll work against great people and make each other dumber. Don't expect your management to help you find a good fit; it just isn't something the company is good at. You need to manage your own career. Keep shopping yourself around. Don't get stale.

4.0
Learned a lot, decent compensation. Sometimes infuriating
Software Development Engineer • Former Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
February 10, 2014
Pros: In the right team, you'll work with great people and learn all the time. Microsoft is involved in a huge number of different products and roles, and mobility within the company is normally fairly easy. It can actually be a great place to learn new skills. After you've built a track record of success, people will give you a try at things you probably wouldn't have been hired into directly.
Cons: In the wrong team, you'll work against great people and make each other dumber. Don't expect your management to help you find a good fit; it just isn't something the company is good at. You need to manage your own career. Keep shopping yourself around. Don't get stale.

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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