Software Development Engineer Interview Experience - Redmond, Washington
Process
Two extremely tough phone interviews. The coding problems were very tough, but I managed to do well.
Onsite: 4 interviews:
One interview had extremely easy questions.
One interview had very open-ended questions. I could not figure out what was wanted and badly screwed this one.
The next two were again very tough. These interviewers seemed on par with the phone interviewers. I had real fun talking to them and solving problems. There was a lot of coding, design questions, and corner case discussions. I thoroughly enjoyed these last two interviews.
Questions
Open-ended questions with no correct answer.
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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
- 3.0Great Learning ExperienceSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesMay 3, 2014Pros: Technical growth opportunities are limitless.Cons: Your career depends on your relationship with your direct manager.
- 3.0Good Pay, Inconsistent ManagementSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesApril 28, 2016Pros: Good pay, benefits, and okay work-life balance.Cons: Management varies from team to team. Some are good, some are very screwed.
- 2.0Basking in its former glorySoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesAugust 19, 2016Pros: - Benefits - Discounts and perks - Shuttles and connector bus serviceCons: - Employees are not considered 'first' as they once were. - Motivational events are much smaller than they used to be, if held at all. - Too many egos create an annoying work environment. - The company is moving toward open offices, which are worse than cubicles. - Reviews tend to rank employees against one another, which creates a culture of non-collaboration. - Expectations have risen so high (since Satya took over) that only the 'heroes' who work 70 hours a week and on vacation actually have a chance of meeting them.
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