Software Development Engineer Interview Experience - Redmond, Washington
November 1, 2010
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I first had an on-campus interview, and the question was to decide whether a string is a palindrome.
After a few weeks, I received an email from the recruiter saying that I made it to the next step, which was the on-site interview.
The on-site interview consists of four rounds, each of which lasts 45 minutes.
Questions
What is a singleton?
Design an elevator system.
What is your favorite device? Why do you like it? What can you do to improve it?
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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
4.0
Life of a Software Design Engineer
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
August 13, 2014
Pros: Great benefits. The vacation policy changed, and it is no longer an issue. Diverse projects to work on. Given a lot of independence and responsibility to shine.
Cons: Hard to move teams.
Health coverage not so great.
Benefits are slowly being eroded.
Review system is not the greatest.
Changes are afoot, and so hopefully things get better.
4.0
Solid coding in a varied but siloed environment
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
October 31, 2012
Pros: Tons of within-company opportunities, lots of data to work with. You can find great people, and your work affects millions and millions of people.
Cons: Bureaucratic engineering practices lag industry standards in many teams. The organization is anything but lean; there are plenty of leeches.
4.0
Awesome Work Environment
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
March 9, 2015
Pros: Best work culture so far. Certainly a good place to work in if you are process specific. From a technological point of view, this place is A-grade compared to the rest of the tech companies. Lots of opportunity to move across teams and find the right spot.
Cons: There aren't really cons, as such, from a company point of view. The pay is competitive with the rest of the companies if you join laterally. But if you are moving up the ladder, the growth is real slow, and the outcome is not satisfactory.
- 4.0Life of a Software Design EngineerSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesAugust 13, 2014Pros: Great benefits. The vacation policy changed, and it is no longer an issue. Diverse projects to work on. Given a lot of independence and responsibility to shine.Cons: Hard to move teams. Health coverage not so great. Benefits are slowly being eroded. Review system is not the greatest. Changes are afoot, and so hopefully things get better.
- 4.0Solid coding in a varied but siloed environmentSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesOctober 31, 2012Pros: Tons of within-company opportunities, lots of data to work with. You can find great people, and your work affects millions and millions of people.Cons: Bureaucratic engineering practices lag industry standards in many teams. The organization is anything but lean; there are plenty of leeches.
- 4.0Awesome Work EnvironmentSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesMarch 9, 2015Pros: Best work culture so far. Certainly a good place to work in if you are process specific. From a technological point of view, this place is A-grade compared to the rest of the tech companies. Lots of opportunity to move across teams and find the right spot.Cons: There aren't really cons, as such, from a company point of view. The pay is competitive with the rest of the companies if you join laterally. But if you are moving up the ladder, the growth is real slow, and the outcome is not satisfactory.
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