Software Engineer Interview Experience - Redmond, Washington
July 1, 2019
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Process
- Recruiter Interaction: Included a job fair and follow-up phone call.
- Phone Screen: Standard technical screen covering resume projects and a coding problem.
- 4 rounds of onsite interviews:
- Each round included whiteboarding problems.
- A total of 6 problems were asked across all rounds.
- Each round also included typical behavioral questions.
Questions
Behavioral: What situations have you experienced where someone did not agree with your solution? How did you get through that?
For coding review, know your algorithms and data structures.
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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
4.0
Software Developer experience at Microsoft
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
August 22, 2017
Pros: Microsoft pays well and has lots of good benefits with resources to help with them. They really do care about their employees there and will give the resources needed to get the job done more often than not.
Cons: They have a habit of laser-focusing developers into a single area of development. While internal transfer opportunities are available, it's like re-interviewing for your own job. If you're moving from, say, cloud development to web development, it can be very difficult.
Don't expect full-stack roles.
4.0
Good company if you want to have a life and family
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
October 4, 2018
Pros: Good work-life balance.
Flexible work hours and a relaxed environment.
Good benefits and medical insurance.
Lots of free drinks and tea options.
Willing to invest in employees and let them grow.
Cons: Makes you pay for the snacks through vending machines in each building kitchen.
Noncompetitive compensation.
Slow response to market opportunities.
Good vision but sometimes poor execution on the upper managerial level.
Bureaucracy and overhead sometimes lead to slow progress and reduced productivity.
4.0
Good Balance, Boring Legacy Code
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
June 8, 2017
Pros: Great work-life balance. Great manager helps.
Cons: There is a lot of legacy code, which isn't interesting to work on.
- 4.0Software Developer experience at MicrosoftSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesAugust 22, 2017Pros: Microsoft pays well and has lots of good benefits with resources to help with them. They really do care about their employees there and will give the resources needed to get the job done more often than not.Cons: They have a habit of laser-focusing developers into a single area of development. While internal transfer opportunities are available, it's like re-interviewing for your own job. If you're moving from, say, cloud development to web development, it can be very difficult. Don't expect full-stack roles.
- 4.0Good company if you want to have a life and familySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesOctober 4, 2018Pros: Good work-life balance. Flexible work hours and a relaxed environment. Good benefits and medical insurance. Lots of free drinks and tea options. Willing to invest in employees and let them grow.Cons: Makes you pay for the snacks through vending machines in each building kitchen. Noncompetitive compensation. Slow response to market opportunities. Good vision but sometimes poor execution on the upper managerial level. Bureaucracy and overhead sometimes lead to slow progress and reduced productivity.
- 4.0Good Balance, Boring Legacy CodeSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesJune 8, 2017Pros: Great work-life balance. Great manager helps.Cons: There is a lot of legacy code, which isn't interesting to work on.
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