Software Engineer Interview Experience - Australia
August 15, 2024
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The interview was as expected and had very respectful interviewers. They were helpful and made it a breeze. I was pleased with the experience. I hope my review helps you in your future applications to companies.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 29 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Engineer role in Australia.
Success Rate
28%
Pass Rate
Microsoft's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Australia is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive62%
Neutral24%
Negative14%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Engineer interview process in Australia.
Microsoft Work Experiences
4.0
Politics
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
November 18, 2015
Pros: Awesome benefits.
Great work-life balance.
Great straight-outta-college job.
Beautiful Redmond campus with tons of great activities for 20 and 30 somethings.
Cons: Gotta play to get paid. Self-promotion is a constant necessity, along with the ear of your skip-manager (your actual manager has no power to grant you rewards).
Annual "Connects" are only as good as your skip's willingness to read feedback. Glowing reviews can be sent straight to the Recycle Bin because it was "too time consuming" to read them all.
Dogmatic adherence to the Microsoft ecosystem. Wanna write something in Python? Forget it. Switch teams (and company while you're at it). Have a great OSS resource you'd like to pull into a project? Good luck getting through LCA approval.
Butthurt is all around when someone calls a MS baby ugly.
4.0
Good Work-life, Slow Promotions
Software Engineer • Current Employee
September 22, 2024
Pros: WLB, you never get overwhelmed by your work.
Cons: Slow promotion; it takes years.
4.0
Microsoft is an ocean
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Hyderābād, Telangana, India
March 14, 2018
Pros: Open culture, lots to learn.
Cons: It's an ocean. You can get drowned if you don't stand out.
- 4.0PoliticsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesNovember 18, 2015Pros: Awesome benefits. Great work-life balance. Great straight-outta-college job. Beautiful Redmond campus with tons of great activities for 20 and 30 somethings.Cons: Gotta play to get paid. Self-promotion is a constant necessity, along with the ear of your skip-manager (your actual manager has no power to grant you rewards). Annual "Connects" are only as good as your skip's willingness to read feedback. Glowing reviews can be sent straight to the Recycle Bin because it was "too time consuming" to read them all. Dogmatic adherence to the Microsoft ecosystem. Wanna write something in Python? Forget it. Switch teams (and company while you're at it). Have a great OSS resource you'd like to pull into a project? Good luck getting through LCA approval. Butthurt is all around when someone calls a MS baby ugly.
- 4.0Good Work-life, Slow PromotionsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSeptember 22, 2024Pros: WLB, you never get overwhelmed by your work.Cons: Slow promotion; it takes years.
- 4.0Microsoft is an oceanSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeHyderābād, Telangana, IndiaMarch 14, 2018Pros: Open culture, lots to learn.Cons: It's an ocean. You can get drowned if you don't stand out.
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