Software Engineer Interview Experience - Redmond, Washington
November 1, 2017
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
You first go to a career fair, speak with a bunch of recruiters and send out your resume. Then there's a phone screen where you talk to a recruiter/employee, and then an onsite interview at Redmond, Washington.
Questions
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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
Great Culture and Interesting Work
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
August 9, 2025
Pros: - Good work/life balance
- Fully remote options available
- Good team culture
Cons: - Lower pay compared to similar-caliber companies
- Low morale budget
- Somewhat slow promotion track due to limited promotion budget
3.0
Good Benefits, Old Culture
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
February 21, 2021
Pros: Good benefits, many career paths to choose.
Cons: Pockets of the company are still very much old Microsoft culture. Diversity and Inclusion seem to be buzzwords instead of actual practices.
4.0
Good company with growing pains
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
February 9, 2021
Pros: I feel that Microsoft is really trying to improve the world and life for the people in the places where Microsoft does business. They really care about the wellbeing and work-life balance of their employees.
Cons: During times of rapid growth in a department, work-life balance is often pushed aside while more and more responsibilities are pushed onto the engineers. No new resources are added to help deal with these responsibilities, leading to team burnout. Microsoft does encourage taking time off when you need it, but often the increasing demands and emergency situations that arise during times of rapid team growth overwhelm the time we could take off during such times.
- 4.0Great Culture and Interesting WorkSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesAugust 9, 2025Pros: - Good work/life balance - Fully remote options available - Good team cultureCons: - Lower pay compared to similar-caliber companies - Low morale budget - Somewhat slow promotion track due to limited promotion budget
- 3.0Good Benefits, Old CultureSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesFebruary 21, 2021Pros: Good benefits, many career paths to choose.Cons: Pockets of the company are still very much old Microsoft culture. Diversity and Inclusion seem to be buzzwords instead of actual practices.
- 4.0Good company with growing painsSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesFebruary 9, 2021Pros: I feel that Microsoft is really trying to improve the world and life for the people in the places where Microsoft does business. They really care about the wellbeing and work-life balance of their employees.Cons: During times of rapid growth in a department, work-life balance is often pushed aside while more and more responsibilities are pushed onto the engineers. No new resources are added to help deal with these responsibilities, leading to team burnout. Microsoft does encourage taking time off when you need it, but often the increasing demands and emergency situations that arise during times of rapid team growth overwhelm the time we could take off during such times.
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