Software Development Engineer Interview Experience - Redmond, Washington
Process
Submitted resume through a campus presentation.
Scheduled a campus 1:1 interview, mainly for simple coding questions.
Three days later, an on-site interview was scheduled.
Met with five people, each for a 1:1 technical interview.
All questions were about coding skills and algorithms, simple compared to Google interviews.
The recruiting process was very professional and much better organized than any other company I have interviewed with, such as Google, Facebook, or Oracle.
Questions
Coding skill. Fairly easy, but needs practice.
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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
- 4.0Good place to work, but no longer the Microsoft of the 80s and 90sSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesAugust 11, 2008Pros: The company still attracts and retains good engineering talent. The benefits program is outstanding. The company still has an extremely strong presence in the PC/desktop market. Very good compensation.Cons: Microsoft is no longer seen as a "hot" place to work, so the concentration of top-flight engineering talent is less dense than it used to be. Senior management has shown confusion with its business strategy over the last decade, having difficulty shipping Vista and always playing catch-up with Google. Innovation is limited. The company is slow-moving and can take a long time to get anything interesting done. Size can be stifling.
- 3.0Microsoft is no longer as attractive to engineers as it used to beSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesJuly 24, 2013Pros: Better than average benefits; lots of internal openings.Cons: Internal rivalry; Politics; Bureaucracy; Mediocre pay
- 4.0Overall Good ExperienceSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesOctober 28, 2022Pros: Teams were filled with nice and helpful individuals. Work was interesting. Not too many meetings.Cons: Big company, so communication between teams can be slow and tedious. Many employees are in different locations around the world, causing odd times for meetings and communication.
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