Software Engineer Interview Experience - Redmond, Washington
January 1, 2020
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
It was a hiring event held by MS. I saw around 50 interviewers and candidates during the onsite event.
Before the onsite, there was 1 round of OA.
There were 3 rounds during the onsite interview.
Questions
Three rounds of interviews feature LeetCode Easy to Medium questions.
- Print linked list
- Find max subset of tree
- Find celebrity (I forgot)
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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
2.0
Smart Team, Awful Review System
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
September 2, 2015
Pros: Tons of smart individuals and a breath of technology to work with.
Cons: The review system is awful. Employees, even if they do a good job, get screwed all the time.
1.0
Low Pay, Poor Leadership
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
May 23, 2023
Pros: No pros for Microsoft now.
Cons: - Very low compensation.
- Messy reduction in force (stretched over 3 months and everyone, including managers, were on edge, low morale).
- Poor leadership.
- Slow growth (senior software engineers have been there for 14 years).
- Feels outdated.
2.0
Azure has no WLB and compensation is subpar for a big company
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
July 29, 2021
Pros: A lot of things to learn, given the fast growth of Azure. Microsoft stocks have been doing pretty well lately.
Cons: There are too many PMs with no technical background setting deadlines and projects with unrealistic expectations, causing people to work overtime. There is also on-call. They sell you on promotions being fast, but that's a lie. Terrible refreshers.
- 2.0Smart Team, Awful Review SystemSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesSeptember 2, 2015Pros: Tons of smart individuals and a breath of technology to work with.Cons: The review system is awful. Employees, even if they do a good job, get screwed all the time.
- 1.0Low Pay, Poor LeadershipSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesMay 23, 2023Pros: No pros for Microsoft now.Cons: - Very low compensation. - Messy reduction in force (stretched over 3 months and everyone, including managers, were on edge, low morale). - Poor leadership. - Slow growth (senior software engineers have been there for 14 years). - Feels outdated.
- 2.0Azure has no WLB and compensation is subpar for a big companySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesJuly 29, 2021Pros: A lot of things to learn, given the fast growth of Azure. Microsoft stocks have been doing pretty well lately.Cons: There are too many PMs with no technical background setting deadlines and projects with unrealistic expectations, causing people to work overtime. There is also on-call. They sell you on promotions being fast, but that's a lie. Terrible refreshers.
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