Software Development Engineer Interview Experience - Redmond, Washington
January 1, 2009
Neutral ExperienceGot Offer
Process
The recruiter requested a CV to be uploaded to the onsite website.
An on-site interview was set up, but I did not know the entire schedule.
This involved five technical interviews, ranging from coding and testing to debugging crash dumps.
An offer was made two days after the interview.
Questions
Everything was standard.
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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
A good place to work
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
November 1, 2012
Pros: Microsoft is a good company to work for.
It offers:
* Good benefits, such as good pay, good health benefits, and child care help.
* Many groups and products to work on, so there is a breadth of technological space covered.
* Very diverse work styles in different teams, some with v1 culture, others much more mature.
Cons: - Smaller pay than other big companies in the field.
- Some benefits that others offer, like free food, are not seen.
- Some teams have a lot of process to follow, which slows them down.
4.0
Decent place to work
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
July 21, 2010
Pros: Good benefit
Variety of products
Good learning opportunities
Cons: The review system makes your co-workers your competitors.
It's slow. The project cycle is long.
4.0
The office organization provides a great work-life balance, with technical and political challenges
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
November 1, 2017
Pros: Can't beat the work-life balance with a low-stress environment, high brand recognition. Product audience means your work can have impact (if you can fight the technical and political challenges to make meaningful progress).
Cons: Deep hierarchy with not much variation in promotion velocity (people get awarded titles for tenure length). Employees tend to ignore emails from junior employees without impressive titles. Very political, high complacency, a lot of apathy and "rest and vest"ers.
- 4.0A good place to workSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesNovember 1, 2012Pros: Microsoft is a good company to work for. It offers: * Good benefits, such as good pay, good health benefits, and child care help. * Many groups and products to work on, so there is a breadth of technological space covered. * Very diverse work styles in different teams, some with v1 culture, others much more mature.Cons: - Smaller pay than other big companies in the field. - Some benefits that others offer, like free food, are not seen. - Some teams have a lot of process to follow, which slows them down.
- 4.0Decent place to workSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesJuly 21, 2010Pros: Good benefit Variety of products Good learning opportunitiesCons: The review system makes your co-workers your competitors. It's slow. The project cycle is long.
- 4.0The office organization provides a great work-life balance, with technical and political challengesSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesNovember 1, 2017Pros: Can't beat the work-life balance with a low-stress environment, high brand recognition. Product audience means your work can have impact (if you can fight the technical and political challenges to make meaningful progress).Cons: Deep hierarchy with not much variation in promotion velocity (people get awarded titles for tenure length). Employees tend to ignore emails from junior employees without impressive titles. Very political, high complacency, a lot of apathy and "rest and vest"ers.
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