Software Development Engineer Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington
Process
For Summer Internship.
First stage of interview conducted on my college campus with a standard technical question: find the sum of scores of every sub-array axb within array NxN.
Second stage was conducted in Seattle. Four interviews, all 1:1 with breaks in between. Some asked coding questions, others more conceptual problem-solving questions, but usually relating to job-related tasks.
Questions
I was given a Binary Search Tree problem, where I was to search the tree and determine if it was indeed a Binary Search Tree. However, the interviewer ignored me for the entire interview. He proceeded to spend the entire time perusing Yahoo Groups, only glancing up a few times. At the end, he stated he wasn't satisfied with my solution.
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The following metrics were computed from 83 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Development Engineer role in Seattle, Washington.
Success Rate
Microsoft's interview process for their Software Development Engineer roles in Seattle, Washington is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
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Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Development Engineer interview process in Seattle, Washington.
Microsoft Work Experiences
- 5.0Great Place to WorkSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesMay 19, 2015Pros: Great compensation, great work-life balance, and super smart people to work with.Cons: Can get bureaucratic. You probably need to play politics to do super well.
- 4.0This job was hard work, with long hours, but it was rewarding intellectually and financiallySoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesMay 14, 2013Pros: Solid career paths, good pay, good benefitsCons: Long hours and a horrible commute if you live in Seattle.
- 4.0The company is changing for the betterSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesJuly 26, 2014Pros: Great coworkers, learned a lot, and enjoyed my time at Microsoft.Cons: Upper management could listen more to their employees.
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