Software Development Engineer Interview Experience - Redmond, Washington
Process
Tech screen: Phone interview + full day of technical interview questions.
I was called by the hiring manager and asked a string LeetCode question (implement atoi).
Then, I was flown to Redmond HQ to solve basic LeetCode easy questions on trees, hash tables, strings, and arrays. Very easy stuff.
Questions
LeetCode Easy Questions:
- Binary trees
- Linked lists
- Strings
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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
- 3.0Slow-paced with better work-life balanceSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesNovember 6, 2013Pros: better work-life balance, good benefitsCons: Slow paced. Too much internal politics.
- 5.0Best tech company I have ever worked forSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesOctober 28, 2015Pros: Great working environment, loads of really smart people, and the work is really interesting. I always thought Microsoft was this evil company growing up, but it is certainly not that way at all.Cons: Although PMs are really important and contribute a ton to our product, sometimes I feel like there are too many.
- 5.0Great Work-Life Balance and Decent PaySoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesJanuary 12, 2022Pros: Great Work-Life Balance Good Perks and Benefits Decent CompensationCons: General Lack of Documentation During Onboarding Phase (Might Be Team Dependent)
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