Software Development Engineer Interview Experience - Washington, District of Columbia
May 1, 2014
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I apply through university recruiting in February and pass an on-campus interview. They ask me to talk about my past projects.
In the onsite interview, technical questions include:
- Reverse a linked list
- In-order traversal of a tree without recursion
- Remove duplicates in an array
- Sort algorithms
Questions
What is a nested tree?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Development Engineer role in Washington, District of Columbia.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Microsoft's interview process for their Software Development Engineer roles in Washington, District of Columbia is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive50%
Neutral50%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Development Engineer interview process in Washington, District of Columbia.
Microsoft Work Experiences
4.0
Kind Team, Lots Of Politics
Software Development Engineer • Former Employee
February 11, 2021
Pros: Great team and kind people.
Cons: Lots of politics and big orgs.
4.0
Worked on archaic legacy code with really awesome, incredibly smart, passionate, and dedicated people
Software Development Engineer • Former Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
February 22, 2014
Pros: The people: smart, passionate, interesting.
The perks: events, fitness benefit, Prime Card, Orca Card, pay.
The location: close to Seattle, beautiful campus.
The company: cool new things, also industry staples, tons of opportunities and niches.
Cons: Many older products involve tackling a lot of legacy code and trying to read the minds of developers past. This is conducive to developing highly specialized skills, but not necessarily to more widely applicable technical growth.
5.0
Microsoft is a great place to work at
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
April 5, 2013
Pros: Work-life balance
Good insurance
Open culture
Challenging problems
Cons: Big company.
Focus on enterprise, not individual business.
Moves slowly, but always catches what the market wants.
- 4.0Kind Team, Lots Of PoliticsSoftware Development Engineer • Former EmployeeFebruary 11, 2021Pros: Great team and kind people.Cons: Lots of politics and big orgs.
- 4.0Worked on archaic legacy code with really awesome, incredibly smart, passionate, and dedicated peopleSoftware Development Engineer • Former EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesFebruary 22, 2014Pros: The people: smart, passionate, interesting. The perks: events, fitness benefit, Prime Card, Orca Card, pay. The location: close to Seattle, beautiful campus. The company: cool new things, also industry staples, tons of opportunities and niches.Cons: Many older products involve tackling a lot of legacy code and trying to read the minds of developers past. This is conducive to developing highly specialized skills, but not necessarily to more widely applicable technical growth.
- 5.0Microsoft is a great place to work atSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesApril 5, 2013Pros: Work-life balance Good insurance Open culture Challenging problemsCons: Big company. Focus on enterprise, not individual business. Moves slowly, but always catches what the market wants.
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