Software Development Engineer Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington
Process
Skype interview.
Four onsite interviews in Seattle (Binary trees & linked list questions).
Seriously, solve all of the problems you can find without the solutions.
Stayed at the Marriott Hotel for two nights. Flights and all were taken care of.
The recruiter was incredibly nice and supportive throughout the process.
Questions
Find a loop in a linked list and fix it.
Set all nodes at the same depth to have a field "next" pointing to the next in the children. (BT)
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Microsoft Work Experiences
- 5.0Free Membership ReviewSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesDecember 29, 2016Pros: Great environment, smart people, incredibly rewarding.Cons: Work-life balance, bad decisions under previous CEO.
- 3.0Free-for-all politics, not company goals, make you successfulSoftware Development Engineer • Former EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesJuly 21, 2013Pros: There are some smart people. You can find teams to work comfortable 35-hour weeks and still get paid well.Cons: Product/company success is secondary. Everyone ambitious is out for themselves. Since review is curved, you need to come out ahead of your peers first and foremost. Managers would actually mentor me in those terms. Toxic environment!
- 4.0I love working in my companySoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesJanuary 16, 2017Pros: Flexible hours, great medical benefits, and the ability to impact more people in the world.Cons: Too much politics in recent years.
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