Software Development Engineer Interview Experience - Redmond, Washington
Process
After submitting a resume through the school career office, I was invited to an on-campus interview where general questions (e.g., why do you want to come to Microsoft, your background) were asked.
I was then invited to Seattle for a full-day on-site interview with a specific team. I met with four people for about 30-45 minutes each.
Questions
Brain teaser question about egg drop:
Given an unsigned char array, find if there is a subarray whose elements sum up to a given value.
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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
- 4.0Smart Team, Slow PromotionSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesAugust 8, 2016Pros: A good place to work with the smartest guys.Cons: Very difficult to get promoted.
- 5.0Great place to work, for what it isSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesFebruary 19, 2013Pros: Very customer-oriented in terms of feature prioritization. Smart, level-headed coworkers. Good pay and benefits.Cons: Big company, lots of organizational churn, and sideways talk about vision. Also, legacy code.
- 4.0A good place to work if you understand what you are getting intoSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesJune 22, 2009Pros: 1. Working on hard problems that impact people's lives. 2. Benefits, especially 100% medical coverage. 3. Great training program. 4. Management assigns a task and gets out of the way, allowing me to do it how I feel is best.Cons: 1. It is a big company, and many times politics is just as important, if not more so, than the validity of the project. 2. Hearing people talk about how much the products suck gets old. 3. A feeling that change happens too slowly to keep up with the market.
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