Software Development Engineer Interview Experience - Redmond, Washington
Process
The whole process takes 6 months.
The interview process takes half a day.
There are 4 turns back to back. Each takes 45 minutes with a 15-minute break. Coding only takes 10-20 minutes, with easy-medium difficulty. More time is spent on asking detailed questions and improvements on former projects. Performance was not strong on behavioral questions.
Questions
What is the project you are most proud of, and how can you 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
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
- 5.0Great Team, Missed OpportunitiesSoftware Development Engineer • Former EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesJune 20, 2017Pros: Everyone I worked with was very dedicated to the success of the team as a whole. There was very little politics or infighting at my level.Cons: The company focuses too much on building new things rather than improving and promoting the awesome stuff they built last time.
- 3.0Slow-paced with better work-life balanceSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesNovember 6, 2013Pros: better work-life balance, good benefitsCons: Slow paced. Too much internal politics.
- 4.0Very Good InternshipSoftware Development Engineer • Former EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesSeptember 10, 2014Pros: There was a very good culture at Microsoft, and the benefits and perks were quite nice. I worked as an intern, and there were lots of events and activities.Cons: There's not much inter-team communication. Redmond is a bit boring and a distance from Seattle, with the last bus leaving at 10 p.m. and the last bus back to Redmond at midnight.
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