Software Development Engineer Interview Experience - Redmond, Washington
Process
The interview day consisted of 4-5 one-on-one interviews. The first was with an HR representative, and the rest were with individuals in development roles.
Most interviews began with a brief discussion about "Why Microsoft?" and a short description of the interviewer's product group's work.
After that, a technical question followed. Some examples included:
- Reversing the order of words in a sentence.
- The celebrity problem: Given n people, where one is a celebrity (everyone knows them, but they know no one), how would you find the celebrity? You are provided with a function
doesXknowY(x, y).
Questions
Given a string, reverse the order of words in the 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
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 PTO, but a toxic environmentSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesJanuary 15, 2014Pros: Very smart guys. Great benefits and PTO. Stable job.Cons: Stack ranking makes for a toxic, infighting work environment. Nobody trusts anybody. This stifles innovation and destroys nimbleness.
- 3.0Great employer, bad workSoftware Development Engineer • Former EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesFebruary 24, 2015Pros: Benefits Work-life balance Great people Good atmosphereCons: Red tape Legacy codebase Poor tools Uninteresting work Long product life cycles
- 5.0A lot of new things are going onSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesAugust 6, 2015Pros: - Challenging work - Exciting new technologies - Very bright individuals - New leadership - Work life balanceCons: External people tend to not like Microsoft. The company needs to slim down a little bit more. There is no free housing for interns.
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