Software Development Engineer (SDE) Interview Experience - Redmond, Washington
Process
Got a call on campus for the first round. I could come up with an optimized solution.
Got an onsite call after almost a month. Questions were pretty simple.
I guess I talked about Vim/Linux a bit too much. Probably not the place for me to go!
Questions
[On-campus] Given a list of sorted lists, find the k smallest elements out of all the lists.
[Round 1] Find a loop in a linked list.
[Round 2]
- Implement Stack
- Implement Factorial
[Round 3]
- Check for BST property
- Arrange two sorted lists to get a sorted list without duplicates and another list with the duplicates.
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Microsoft Work Experiences
- 5.0Stable Culture, Low PaySoftware Development Engineer (SDE) • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesJune 1, 2024Pros: Stable, good company culture, stock.Cons: Low TC, low TC, low TC
- 3.0Friendly But Stagnant GrowthSoftware Development Engineer (SDE) • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesMarch 6, 2023Pros: Very friendly workspace to work in. Very interesting project if lucky.Cons: No room for growth at some teams.
- 1.0Watch Out For Communication IssuesSoftware Development Engineer (SDE) • Former EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesOctober 12, 2025Pros: A great group of highly motivated, smart people.Cons: Even the smartest people fall into the “Can’t you read my mind?” problem.
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