Software Development Engineer Interview Experience - Redmond, Washington
Process
The employee referral went straight to the onsite. It's pretty standard, just like what everyone says. You go through 3-5 interviews, moving onto your fourth and fifth if you pass the first three. I only went through three and cut my interview day short.
Overall, a great interview process. All the Microsoft employees I've talked to were super chill and great people.
Questions
Implement Caesar cipher.
Reverse a sentence: "This is a sentence" -> "sentence a is This".
Design the Battleship Game.
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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
- 4.0Great place to workSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesAugust 7, 2013Pros: If you want to solve tough problems and work with an amazing set of people, this is the place to be.Cons: MS is more like a bunch of companies under a single brand rather than a single company, so opinions vary with whom you ask. Your group and manager will ultimately determine how happy/successful you are.
- 4.0Stable, with opportunity for average growthSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesOctober 5, 2012Pros: Lots of leeway for new employees in their effort to become better developers.Cons: Stack ranking, the competition amongst peers, and the reactive nature of the company.
- 2.0Work at MicrosoftSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesOctober 11, 2013Pros: A wide range of opportunityCons: Too many internal fights. Curve fitting is horrible.
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