Software Development Engineer Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington
November 1, 2010
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
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Questions
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 83 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Development Engineer role in Seattle, Washington.
Success Rate
23%
Pass Rate
Microsoft's interview process for their Software Development Engineer roles in Seattle, Washington is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive54%
Neutral31%
Negative14%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Development Engineer interview process in Seattle, Washington.
Microsoft Work Experiences
5.0
Great Company, Good Pay
Software Development Engineer • Former Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
September 29, 2025
Pros: Great company and good pay.
Cons: Not much to dislike. I enjoyed it.
4.0
A good starting workplace if you are just out of college!
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
February 27, 2013
Pros: The salary is good. You are surrounded by really smart people. The work environment is pretty laid back.
Cons: Things tend to get slow as there is quite a bit of red tape. Vision trickles down too slowly.
3.0
Ok for new grads
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
July 23, 2014
Pros: Green card policy
Work-life balance: Lots of teams really have little work to do, especially test teams.
Health insurance
401(k)
Mature engineering system
Systematic and automated testing
Cons: Old technology, isolated from the rest of the IT world.
Too many vendors, especially from India.
Slow promotion speed: for engineers, it's normal to take 3 years to be promoted one level.
- 5.0Great Company, Good PaySoftware Development Engineer • Former EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesSeptember 29, 2025Pros: Great company and good pay.Cons: Not much to dislike. I enjoyed it.
- 4.0A good starting workplace if you are just out of college!Software Development Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesFebruary 27, 2013Pros: The salary is good. You are surrounded by really smart people. The work environment is pretty laid back.Cons: Things tend to get slow as there is quite a bit of red tape. Vision trickles down too slowly.
- 3.0Ok for new gradsSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesJuly 23, 2014Pros: Green card policy Work-life balance: Lots of teams really have little work to do, especially test teams. Health insurance 401(k) Mature engineering system Systematic and automated testingCons: Old technology, isolated from the rest of the IT world. Too many vendors, especially from India. Slow promotion speed: for engineers, it's normal to take 3 years to be promoted one level.
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