Software Development Engineer Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington
September 1, 2015
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
- Recruiter contacted me.
- Sent an online assessment.
- Completed it online and received the result after 3 days.
The questions were not difficult, but the inability to copy-paste or format code in the online test was a waste of time.
Questions
- Use a priority queue to get the top k numbers.
- Reverse print an integer.
- Debug a piece of code.
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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
3.0
OK place to work
Software Development Engineer • Former Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
April 25, 2014
Pros: A good place to earn new technology.
Cons: Poor managers, pathetic culture, and bureaucratic.
4.0
A very good company
Software Development Engineer • Former Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
May 5, 2014
Pros: Colleagues are smart; management is good.
Cons: Nothing bad to talk about it.
2.0
Write code in a silo
Software Development Engineer • Former Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
August 27, 2010
Pros: Decent starting pay.
Work for a big name.
Great benefits.
Seattle is an awesome city.
Lots of variety between technologies amongst the company.
Cons: Terrible upper management.
Abysmal stock movement.
Small raises, bonuses, and stock.
A lot of politics, a whole lot of politics.
Products get canned left and right, depending on which VP has won favor that month.
- 3.0OK place to workSoftware Development Engineer • Former EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesApril 25, 2014Pros: A good place to earn new technology.Cons: Poor managers, pathetic culture, and bureaucratic.
- 4.0A very good companySoftware Development Engineer • Former EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesMay 5, 2014Pros: Colleagues are smart; management is good.Cons: Nothing bad to talk about it.
- 2.0Write code in a siloSoftware Development Engineer • Former EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesAugust 27, 2010Pros: Decent starting pay. Work for a big name. Great benefits. Seattle is an awesome city. Lots of variety between technologies amongst the company.Cons: Terrible upper management. Abysmal stock movement. Small raises, bonuses, and stock. A lot of politics, a whole lot of politics. Products get canned left and right, depending on which VP has won favor that month.
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