Microsoft

Software Development Engineer Interview Experience - Redmond, Washington

May 1, 2015

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

There was an initial phone interview, followed by an on-site interview.

The on-site interview was in three parts, each increasing in difficulty:

Basic introduction and a simple problem.
Question related to the group's work.
A design question.

Questions

Find the first repeating string in a large text file.
Check if the given coordinates on a map correspond to the correct address (where address or coordinates are provided in a tab-separated file).
Design a game like Angry Birds.

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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

Once great, now full of fail

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

February 28, 2013

Pros: - The people you work with are usually good people. - Free drinks and Starbucks/Seattle's Best coffee. - Pay is pretty good.

Cons: - Benefits suck now. - Company has been going nowhere for over a decade. - The review system is an abomination. - If you're unlucky enough to work in the newer buildings, enjoy the moronic decisions to put everyone in open spaces and block off the windows so you can't see outside. If you like working in a cave surrounded by maddening levels of noise, this might be the perfect environment for you.

Once great, now full of fail

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

February 28, 2013

Pros: - The people you work with are usually good people. - Free drinks and Starbucks/Seattle's Best coffee. - Pay is pretty good.

Cons: - Benefits suck now. - Company has been going nowhere for over a decade. - The review system is an abomination. - If you're unlucky enough to work in the newer buildings, enjoy the moronic decisions to put everyone in open spaces and block off the windows so you can't see outside. If you like working in a cave surrounded by maddening levels of noise, this might be the perfect environment for you.

Lucky Team, Big Teams Lose Focus

Software Development Engineer • Former Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: A lot depends on the team you work with. I was lucky to work with a great team, a great company, and great benefits.

Cons: Some teams just get too big and lose focus and productivity.

Lucky Team, Big Teams Lose Focus

Software Development Engineer • Former Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: A lot depends on the team you work with. I was lucky to work with a great team, a great company, and great benefits.

Cons: Some teams just get too big and lose focus and productivity.

Great people to work with

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

September 11, 2014

Pros: Great people to work with if you can live with bureaucratic management. Company cares about people, and it is one of the few software companies I have seen where people work for more than 15 years.

Cons: Bureaucratic management. Management has no vision for the future.

Great people to work with

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

September 11, 2014

Pros: Great people to work with if you can live with bureaucratic management. Company cares about people, and it is one of the few software companies I have seen where people work for more than 15 years.

Cons: Bureaucratic management. Management has no vision for the future.

Once great, now full of fail

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

February 28, 2013

Pros: - The people you work with are usually good people. - Free drinks and Starbucks/Seattle's Best coffee. - Pay is pretty good.

Cons: - Benefits suck now. - Company has been going nowhere for over a decade. - The review system is an abomination. - If you're unlucky enough to work in the newer buildings, enjoy the moronic decisions to put everyone in open spaces and block off the windows so you can't see outside. If you like working in a cave surrounded by maddening levels of noise, this might be the perfect environment for you.

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Once great, now full of fail
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
February 28, 2013
Pros: - The people you work with are usually good people. - Free drinks and Starbucks/Seattle's Best coffee. - Pay is pretty good.
Cons: - Benefits suck now. - Company has been going nowhere for over a decade. - The review system is an abomination. - If you're unlucky enough to work in the newer buildings, enjoy the moronic decisions to put everyone in open spaces and block off the windows so you can't see outside. If you like working in a cave surrounded by maddening levels of noise, this might be the perfect environment for you.

Lucky Team, Big Teams Lose Focus

Software Development Engineer • Former Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: A lot depends on the team you work with. I was lucky to work with a great team, a great company, and great benefits.

Cons: Some teams just get too big and lose focus and productivity.

4.0
Lucky Team, Big Teams Lose Focus
Software Development Engineer • Former Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
July 6, 2012
Pros: A lot depends on the team you work with. I was lucky to work with a great team, a great company, and great benefits.
Cons: Some teams just get too big and lose focus and productivity.

Great people to work with

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

September 11, 2014

Pros: Great people to work with if you can live with bureaucratic management. Company cares about people, and it is one of the few software companies I have seen where people work for more than 15 years.

Cons: Bureaucratic management. Management has no vision for the future.

4.0
Great people to work with
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
September 11, 2014
Pros: Great people to work with if you can live with bureaucratic management. Company cares about people, and it is one of the few software companies I have seen where people work for more than 15 years.
Cons: Bureaucratic management. Management has no vision for the future.

Microsoft Interview Questions

Minimum Edge Reversals So Every Node Is Reachable

You're given a directed graph. Determine the minimum number of edges you need to reverse so that every node becomes reachable from node 0.

GraphsDynamic Programming

Two Sum

Find two numbers in a given array that add up to a specific target value, and return their indices. Essentially, you need to efficiently locate the pair that satisfies the sum requirement.

Valid Word

Determine if a given word is considered valid based on a specific set of rules or constraints. The goal is to check if the input string adheres to the specified validation criteria.

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