Software Development Engineer (SDE) II Interview Experience - Moscow, Russia
Process
5-hour interview tour: Met with 4 persons.
- HR
- 2 software developers
- Development Manager
Mostly questions about string, list, stack, and queue operations, plus a request to write effective storage (with accessor) for numbers of any length. One interview required knowledge in matrix computations (math).
Questions
Duck in the pond.
Start: Duck located in the center of a circle (pond). The fox is on the beach and cannot swim. The duck cannot fly (for some reason), but once the duck is on the beach, she will fly away.
Duck speed: x Fox speed: 4x
Can the duck escape? Why?
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Microsoft Work Experiences
- 4.0Great Tech, Politics AnnoySoftware Development Engineer (SDE) II • Former EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesSeptember 11, 2014Pros: Training, very good technical skills. Large-scale products and impacts. Working with smart people really makes you feel smooth and challenged enough. And work/life balance is fairly good compared to other tech companies.Cons: Getting too much emphasis on so-called "visibility", more politics than average tech companies. And the technology is gradually "isolated" from the industry that puts more and more resources on open source.
- 5.0Good Benefits, Low PaySoftware Development Engineer (SDE) II • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesSeptember 27, 2024Pros: A pretty good company with good benefits.Cons: Low pay, less salary increase.
- 4.0Good People, Outdated ManagementSoftware Development Engineer (SDE) II • Former EmployeeHyderābād, Telangana, IndiaMarch 21, 2016Pros: Good work, good policies, great opportunities in work as well as outside work, great people.Cons: Management consists of long-term employees who have no insight into outside industry trends.
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