Software Development Engineer Interview Experience - Redmond, Washington
Process
Phone screening with basic behavioral questions and some brain teasers.
Four 45-minute onsite interviews. The questions are not as hard as Google, but they do want you to run test cases, including tests for corner cases, large inputs, and invalid inputs.
Questions
How to test if users like Bing's new infobox and the way it presents information.
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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
- 4.0Slow but niceSoftware Development Engineer • Former EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesSeptember 9, 2025Pros: Good work-life balance, supportive programs and structures for early career employees.Cons: Bureaucracy... slow moving for small changes.
- 5.0Great company with a lot of diversity in projectsSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesSeptember 19, 2016Pros: A big company that covers a lot of fields within the tech industry. You'll certainly find at least one product to work on that will be interesting to you.Cons: Constant reorgs that may change who your teammates are, so it can be hard to build teams that accumulate synergy over time.
- 5.0Thumbs up for MicrosoftSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesJanuary 21, 2016Pros: The company has great perks and a very relaxed culture.Cons: It rains for 9 months in Seattle.
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