Software Development Engineer Interview Experience - Redmond, Washington
December 1, 2014
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I had an on-campus interview and then a full day of interviews in Redmond, WA.
I interviewed with engineers working on a bunch of projects: Azure, Visual Studio, compilers, and others.
Questions
Questions covered fundamental CS concepts:
- Implementing data structures
- Programming language specifics (from my resume)
- Algorithms
- Security
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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
1.0
Dissatisfied former employer
Software Development Engineer • Former Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
January 26, 2010
Pros: Great opportunity to make a difference in the world.
Excellent and knowledgeable coworkers.
Great benefits.
Excellent opportunity to learn and grow.
Cons: Too many layers of management.
Too many reorganizations.
Way too much politics.
Management typically does not communicate changes.
Management is more concerned with their careers than their employees.
2.0
A lot of politics
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
September 12, 2016
Pros: Benefits are good, although not perfect.
Cons: Almost everything is about politics, which costs a lot of valuable people and time doing useless things.
4.0
Great Sde Environment, Not For All
Software Development Engineer • Former Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
March 16, 2016
Pros: Đây là môi trường rất tốt cho SDE.
Cons: The career not for all people.
- 1.0Dissatisfied former employerSoftware Development Engineer • Former EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesJanuary 26, 2010Pros: Great opportunity to make a difference in the world. Excellent and knowledgeable coworkers. Great benefits. Excellent opportunity to learn and grow.Cons: Too many layers of management. Too many reorganizations. Way too much politics. Management typically does not communicate changes. Management is more concerned with their careers than their employees.
- 2.0A lot of politicsSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesSeptember 12, 2016Pros: Benefits are good, although not perfect.Cons: Almost everything is about politics, which costs a lot of valuable people and time doing useless things.
- 4.0Great Sde Environment, Not For AllSoftware Development Engineer • Former EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesMarch 16, 2016Pros: Đây là môi trường rất tốt cho SDE.Cons: The career not for all people.
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