Software Development Engineer Interview Experience - Redmond, Washington
January 1, 2015
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
I had an initial phone screen interview and had five technical rounds. In all interviews, I had to talk about my past projects and work on a coding question. Just putting in the onsite interview questions: Given an array of shares, find when you have to buy and sell shares to get max profit. Searching in a sorted array. Reverse words in a sentence. Longest palindrome in a string.
Questions
Longest Palindrome in a string.
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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
3.0
Good place for a career start point
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
February 13, 2014
Pros: A lot of talent, you can learn a lot of knowledge here.
Cons: Boring, no exciting work, hard to make new features.
4.0
Good if you don't mind big company politics
Software Development Engineer • Former Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
December 24, 2008
Pros: Lots of teams, some of which are filled with talented people and doing really interesting work.
Very good benefits and respectable base compensation for the industry.
Definitely a company built by engineers, so you get treated with respect as an IC. Direct technical managers are usually very good.
Cons: Big company bureaucracy and politics.
Upper management is frequently out of touch and doesn't communicate well on product direction.
3.0
Microsoft IT isn't a good place for college grads
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
September 28, 2009
Pros: Great benefits: Drinks, salary, flex schedule, tuition reimbursement, vast amount of books & training.
Lots of variety of work in Microsoft, and have opportunity to explore different areas.
Cons: The overall hierarchy and politics that take place everywhere and every time.
The downside, particularly for MSIT for new hires, is that the work is not as exciting and challenging, and you'll be left wondering a lot of times if it's worth spending time here versus elsewhere. However, it will be good for people who are interested in IT processes.
- 3.0Good place for a career start pointSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesFebruary 13, 2014Pros: A lot of talent, you can learn a lot of knowledge here.Cons: Boring, no exciting work, hard to make new features.
- 4.0Good if you don't mind big company politicsSoftware Development Engineer • Former EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesDecember 24, 2008Pros: Lots of teams, some of which are filled with talented people and doing really interesting work. Very good benefits and respectable base compensation for the industry. Definitely a company built by engineers, so you get treated with respect as an IC. Direct technical managers are usually very good.Cons: Big company bureaucracy and politics. Upper management is frequently out of touch and doesn't communicate well on product direction.
- 3.0Microsoft IT isn't a good place for college gradsSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesSeptember 28, 2009Pros: Great benefits: Drinks, salary, flex schedule, tuition reimbursement, vast amount of books & training. Lots of variety of work in Microsoft, and have opportunity to explore different areas.Cons: The overall hierarchy and politics that take place everywhere and every time. The downside, particularly for MSIT for new hires, is that the work is not as exciting and challenging, and you'll be left wondering a lot of times if it's worth spending time here versus elsewhere. However, it will be good for people who are interested in IT processes.
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