Software Engineer Interview Experience - Redmond, Washington
December 1, 2014
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
A 45-minute phone interview with some basic questions like puzzles and design.
Then I got onsite.
There were five one-hour coding interviews in total with the specific team.
The last round was with the hiring manager.
He was really awesome, so I decided to take the offer.
Questions
Count of longest consecutive integers in an array. BFS search.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 207 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Engineer role in Redmond, Washington.
Success Rate
47%
Pass Rate
Microsoft's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Redmond, Washington is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive77%
Neutral14%
Negative8%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Engineer interview process in Redmond, Washington.
Microsoft Work Experiences
3.0
Engineering at Microsoft
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
June 17, 2025
Pros: - Great benefits
- Brand name
- Work with the best minds
Cons: - Low salary
- Politics, bureaucracy
- Manager controls your growth
- Too much C# and legacy tech
- Toxic
3.0
No Free Food, Tax Good
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
November 18, 2023
Pros: Nothing much, to be honest. No tax in WA.
Cons: No free food was a huge bummer when I joined!
5.0
Great Company in Transformation
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
June 1, 2018
Pros: Plenty of new things to work on.
Flexibility in teams if you want to try something new.
Cons: Can be bureaucratic at times.
- 3.0Engineering at MicrosoftSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesJune 17, 2025Pros: - Great benefits - Brand name - Work with the best mindsCons: - Low salary - Politics, bureaucracy - Manager controls your growth - Too much C# and legacy tech - Toxic
- 3.0No Free Food, Tax GoodSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesNovember 18, 2023Pros: Nothing much, to be honest. No tax in WA.Cons: No free food was a huge bummer when I joined!
- 5.0Great Company in TransformationSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesJune 1, 2018Pros: Plenty of new things to work on. Flexibility in teams if you want to try something new.Cons: Can be bureaucratic at times.
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