Software Development Engineer (SDE) II Interview Experience - Bellevue, Washington
Process
The first round was a telephonic interview that took an hour. Questions were asked on all areas of C# programming, solving puzzles, Web API, RESTful services, SQL, Azure components, and design scenarios. The HR department did not provide any prior intimation to prepare. The interviewer called me, asked if I was ready for the interview, and I proceeded with it.
Questions
Design/implementation considerations while implementing a service talking to a database deployed on-premise versus Azure.
Various delegate types and when and where to use them.
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Microsoft Work Experiences
- 5.0Great place to workSoftware Development Engineer (SDE) II • Current EmployeeBellevue, Washington, United StatesJanuary 11, 2025Pros: Opportunities, newer projects, workplace flexibilityCons: No visibility, lesser pay compared to peers.
- 4.0Great for Career GrowthSoftware Development Engineer (SDE) II • Former EmployeeBellevue, Washington, United StatesNovember 22, 2015Pros: Lots of opportunities are provided to learn and grow, and it's easy to move around within the company to pursue your career. My manager was quite hands-off in the day-to-day work, trusting employees to know how to do their jobs, which was empowering and allowed us to be very effective.Cons: It can be very hard to get information related to your current work because it is such a large organization, and information didn't flow unless asked for. Turn over on our teams was high, so there were lots of legacy systems no one knew anything about, but that were critical to the business.
- 5.0Great place to workSoftware Development Engineer (SDE) II • Current EmployeeBellevue, Washington, United StatesMarch 15, 2015Pros: Interesting, innovative projects. A lot of machine learning. Private offices instead of open space. Good motivation processes. Great medical, sport, and other benefits.Cons: A lot of bureaucracy in management. Competing between teams for projects. Long deployment cycles.
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