Microsoft

Software Development Engineer Interview Experience - Redmond, Washington

November 1, 2008

Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

After a screening interview at my college, I was invited to Redmond for an on-site interview. There were a lot of candidates, so it was more like a recruiting event. We all waited in a conference room and then got called one by one. I had four interviews total, all consisting of basic data structures and algorithms. I got the offer immediately after finishing the four interviews.

Questions

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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.

Don't know what to compare to

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

November 28, 2015

Pros: I've been here about a month. It's pretty good so far. The salary and compensation seem to be the same at comparable places like Google. Employees work hard, which is a good thing.

Cons: It's hard to contribute to a project without experience in the group you are in. Some process or documentation could help. Also, a project larger than bug-fixes would be nice, but maybe I just need to wait for something interesting.

Don't know what to compare to

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

November 28, 2015

Pros: I've been here about a month. It's pretty good so far. The salary and compensation seem to be the same at comparable places like Google. Employees work hard, which is a good thing.

Cons: It's hard to contribute to a project without experience in the group you are in. Some process or documentation could help. Also, a project larger than bug-fixes would be nice, but maybe I just need to wait for something interesting.

So far so good

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: Solid business, work-life balancing, challenge development work.

Cons: less of an environment of collaborating and knowledge sharing

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: Solid business, work-life balancing, challenge development work.

Cons: less of an environment of collaborating and knowledge sharing

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.

1.0
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.

Don't know what to compare to

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

November 28, 2015

Pros: I've been here about a month. It's pretty good so far. The salary and compensation seem to be the same at comparable places like Google. Employees work hard, which is a good thing.

Cons: It's hard to contribute to a project without experience in the group you are in. Some process or documentation could help. Also, a project larger than bug-fixes would be nice, but maybe I just need to wait for something interesting.

5.0
Don't know what to compare to
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
November 28, 2015
Pros: I've been here about a month. It's pretty good so far. The salary and compensation seem to be the same at comparable places like Google. Employees work hard, which is a good thing.
Cons: It's hard to contribute to a project without experience in the group you are in. Some process or documentation could help. Also, a project larger than bug-fixes would be nice, but maybe I just need to wait for something interesting.

So far so good

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: Solid business, work-life balancing, challenge development work.

Cons: less of an environment of collaborating and knowledge sharing

4.0
So far so good
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
March 2, 2014
Pros: Solid business, work-life balancing, challenge development work.
Cons: less of an environment of collaborating and knowledge sharing

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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