Software Development Engineer Interview Experience - Redmond, Washington
Process
Phone screen followed by an on-site interview.
The recruiters were really nice, and the team engineers interviewing were also very nice and asked me very relevant questions based on my resume.
Overall, the process was very smooth.
There were four interviews, and in each one:
- The programming problems became progressively difficult.
- Each interview also involved questions regarding my work, projects, and personality test questions.
Questions
Explain one of the major challenges or problems you faced in one of your projects.
Why was it important?
How did you tackle it?
Were there other solutions possible?
Why did you choose the specific solution?
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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
- 4.0Great all-around place to workSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesJuly 31, 2021Pros: Great benefits, good salary, and flexibility contribute to an above-average work-life balance. Good, smart people and an awesome campus enhance the experience.Cons: Niche skills are required, and tedious work needs to be done maintaining their cloud infrastructure and expansive codebase. A quickly evolving set of tools to use complicates work further.
- 5.0Absolutely the best experience I could hope for. I have an amazing team!Software Development Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesOctober 29, 2014Pros: - Comprehensive benefits - Stock options, 401k matching, etc. - Great bonuses - Not many 80-hour weeks - Managers respect your time offCons: - It rains a lot :( - Lots of meetings
- 4.0A Great Place To WorkSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesJune 7, 2010Pros: Excellent salary. Excellent benefits. Flexible hours. Very interesting work. Get to work with tons of other smart, talented people. Fun.Cons: Hours can be long. Stock price isn't moving at all. Products aren't as innovative as they used to be. Slow.
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