Software Development Engineer Interview Experience - Redmond, Washington
January 1, 2011
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I have a phone interview with HR.
There will be some questions about my resume and personality, and one open-ended question to solve a technical problem.
Questions
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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
Solid coding in a varied but siloed environment
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
October 31, 2012
Pros: Tons of within-company opportunities, lots of data to work with. You can find great people, and your work affects millions and millions of people.
Cons: Bureaucratic engineering practices lag industry standards in many teams. The organization is anything but lean; there are plenty of leeches.
4.0
Smart Colleagues, Boring Work
Software Development Engineer • Former Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
October 6, 2015
Pros: Good benefits, not too stressful, and lots of events.
There are lots of smart people working at Microsoft, and everyone is willing to help.
Cons: Boring work if you are far down the chain. Only Microsoft Research gets to work on the interesting projects; most other people work on maintaining what is already there.
4.0
A decent place to work
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
August 26, 2011
Pros: Own Office
Good benefits: Medicare for family, paid parental leave, etc.
Smart people to work with
Recent pay raise
Flexible working hours
Cons: Too much emphasis on visibility, which may neglect people doing solid work.
Stock is not moving anywhere for 10 years?
I see solid people forced to get a low rating due to a strict curve.
- 4.0Solid coding in a varied but siloed environmentSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesOctober 31, 2012Pros: Tons of within-company opportunities, lots of data to work with. You can find great people, and your work affects millions and millions of people.Cons: Bureaucratic engineering practices lag industry standards in many teams. The organization is anything but lean; there are plenty of leeches.
- 4.0Smart Colleagues, Boring WorkSoftware Development Engineer • Former EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesOctober 6, 2015Pros: Good benefits, not too stressful, and lots of events. There are lots of smart people working at Microsoft, and everyone is willing to help.Cons: Boring work if you are far down the chain. Only Microsoft Research gets to work on the interesting projects; most other people work on maintaining what is already there.
- 4.0A decent place to workSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesAugust 26, 2011Pros: Own Office Good benefits: Medicare for family, paid parental leave, etc. Smart people to work with Recent pay raise Flexible working hoursCons: Too much emphasis on visibility, which may neglect people doing solid work. Stock is not moving anywhere for 10 years? I see solid people forced to get a low rating due to a strict curve.
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