Software Engineer Interview Experience - Redmond, Washington
November 1, 2019
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
The interview process began with a phone call, followed by an onsite interview.
The onsite portion included four interview questions, with a lunch break in the middle.
After the four interviews, I spoke with a team manager to learn about their team's work.
Questions
Talk about one passionate project/internship you had and what was its impact?
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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
5.0
Great Pay, Long Hours
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
September 1, 2023
Pros: Good pay, very good benefits.
Cons: Long hours, not very good.
3.0
Interesting problems being solved on bad, mediocre infrastructure
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
January 9, 2025
Pros: Generally good people, good benefits.
Cons: Inefficient development infrastructure, inefficient information flows, lack of transparency, and walls between teams and organizations.
3.0
Good Balance, Low Pay
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
December 29, 2020
Pros: Life and work balance: a big company with respect for its employees.
Cons: Low pay, low outcome, low fulfillment.
- 5.0Great Pay, Long HoursSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesSeptember 1, 2023Pros: Good pay, very good benefits.Cons: Long hours, not very good.
- 3.0Interesting problems being solved on bad, mediocre infrastructureSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesJanuary 9, 2025Pros: Generally good people, good benefits.Cons: Inefficient development infrastructure, inefficient information flows, lack of transparency, and walls between teams and organizations.
- 3.0Good Balance, Low PaySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesDecember 29, 2020Pros: Life and work balance: a big company with respect for its employees.Cons: Low pay, low outcome, low fulfillment.
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