Software Development Engineer Interview Experience - Redmond, Washington
October 1, 2013
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Passed the campus interview and then attended the on-site interview at Redmond with the Azure team.
Questions
Normal data structures and algorithm questions, like BST, etc.
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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
Fine, plenty of room to grow
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
August 1, 2015
Pros: job security, world-class benefits, plenty of other smart people, plenty of resources, lots of room to grow, and to park your car (Redmond).
Cons: Forced to work on platforms not because they're the best choice, but because it's MS.
Slow to develop new solutions. In reactionary mode rather than pro-active innovation.
Sure, the research hub is huge, and hackathons are encouraging, but I don't remember much coming out of them. You'd have to finish the thing on your own time.
5.0
Software Developer Engineer
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
November 12, 2016
Pros: Amazing benefits, great work-life balance, continuous improvement of skills.
If you want to be lazy, you can and you will get lazy rewards. If you want to be super active, you can be and also get super good rewards.
Cons: Not everyone on your team might have ownership and commitment to the projects, so you might sometimes take on more work.
3.0
Smart People, Slow Process
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
September 29, 2010
Pros: Large impact. Smart people. Great decor.
Cons: Slow. Lots of processes. It's in Redmond where it's not sunny.
- 4.0Fine, plenty of room to growSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesAugust 1, 2015Pros: job security, world-class benefits, plenty of other smart people, plenty of resources, lots of room to grow, and to park your car (Redmond).Cons: Forced to work on platforms not because they're the best choice, but because it's MS. Slow to develop new solutions. In reactionary mode rather than pro-active innovation. Sure, the research hub is huge, and hackathons are encouraging, but I don't remember much coming out of them. You'd have to finish the thing on your own time.
- 5.0Software Developer EngineerSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesNovember 12, 2016Pros: Amazing benefits, great work-life balance, continuous improvement of skills. If you want to be lazy, you can and you will get lazy rewards. If you want to be super active, you can be and also get super good rewards.Cons: Not everyone on your team might have ownership and commitment to the projects, so you might sometimes take on more work.
- 3.0Smart People, Slow ProcessSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesSeptember 29, 2010Pros: Large impact. Smart people. Great decor.Cons: Slow. Lots of processes. It's in Redmond where it's not sunny.
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