Software Engineer II Interview Experience - Redmond, Washington
June 1, 2011
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
The process includes a phone interview, followed by an in-person Interview Loop. The duration of the in-person interview is on average about 6 hours. It covers:
- Algorithmic skills
- OO design
- Data Structures
- Unit Testing
Questions
algorithms
data structures
OO design
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 26 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Engineer II role in Redmond, Washington.
Success Rate
50%
Pass Rate
Microsoft's interview process for their Software Engineer II roles in Redmond, Washington is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive65%
Neutral27%
Negative8%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Engineer II interview process in Redmond, Washington.
Microsoft Work Experiences
4.0
Software Engineer 2, Redmond, WA, USA
Software Engineer II • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
March 13, 2021
Pros: Great benefits and yearly stock options.
Cons: Work-life balance isn't so good.
4.0
Decent, but could use a lot of improvement
Software Engineer II • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
August 19, 2015
Pros: Good work-life balance (at least most of the time). While there is a lot of bureaucracy, the company and the managers do care about the company's image. They usually won't do or say anything that would be considered outright evil and outrageous (unlike Amazon).
Cons: Stack ranking is still here even though they no longer advertise it (there is no more bucket 1-5 or 20-70-10).
I feel the company lacks direction.
Products/feature designs are not focused.
The brand name is not very hot; they are turning around a little bit (but is it enough?).
Senior management only cares about short-term gain and lacks any kind of vision.
The CEO cares more about cost-cutting than solving problems or innovating.
5.0
Decent Place to Work
Software Engineer II • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
March 30, 2018
Pros: Little/no stress, work/life balance, decent pay, reasonable learning opportunities.
Cons: Sometimes politics gets in the way. Promotion is mostly based on years spent in a role.
- 4.0Software Engineer 2, Redmond, WA, USASoftware Engineer II • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesMarch 13, 2021Pros: Great benefits and yearly stock options.Cons: Work-life balance isn't so good.
- 4.0Decent, but could use a lot of improvementSoftware Engineer II • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesAugust 19, 2015Pros: Good work-life balance (at least most of the time). While there is a lot of bureaucracy, the company and the managers do care about the company's image. They usually won't do or say anything that would be considered outright evil and outrageous (unlike Amazon).Cons: Stack ranking is still here even though they no longer advertise it (there is no more bucket 1-5 or 20-70-10). I feel the company lacks direction. Products/feature designs are not focused. The brand name is not very hot; they are turning around a little bit (but is it enough?). Senior management only cares about short-term gain and lacks any kind of vision. The CEO cares more about cost-cutting than solving problems or innovating.
- 5.0Decent Place to WorkSoftware Engineer II • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesMarch 30, 2018Pros: Little/no stress, work/life balance, decent pay, reasonable learning opportunities.Cons: Sometimes politics gets in the way. Promotion is mostly based on years spent in a role.
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