Software Engineer Interview Experience - Redmond, Washington
November 1, 2022
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Process
The university hire process is straightforward.
It includes:
- One phone screen
- A final round of approximately 4-6 interviews.
Performance may reduce the number of interviews needed. Just study LeetCode and Microsoft culture.
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
5.0
A Wonderful Place to Work!
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
February 10, 2017
Pros: Excellent work atmosphere, plenty of opportunities to explore and grow, excellent pay and benefits. There are so many people and resources to learn from!
Cons: Teams spread across the world result in some communication difficulties. Also, some teams seem to ignore internal feedback that would improve the experience for devs and customers.
3.0
Interesting Work, Bad Changes
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
October 7, 2015
Pros: - Challenging and interesting opportunities
- Pretty decent benefits
Cons: Several of the changes are not appropriate.
4.0
Great Balance, Boring Work
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
November 22, 2017
Pros: Growth mindset
Amazing work-life balance
Great benefits
Competitive salary
On-premise perks
Beautiful campus
Many products and teams to choose from and work for.
Cons: A lot of unnecessary politics.
Lack of cultural diversity. Most employees are from Asia.
Depending on the team and project, there can be boring work for the younger generation.
- 5.0A Wonderful Place to Work!Software Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesFebruary 10, 2017Pros: Excellent work atmosphere, plenty of opportunities to explore and grow, excellent pay and benefits. There are so many people and resources to learn from!Cons: Teams spread across the world result in some communication difficulties. Also, some teams seem to ignore internal feedback that would improve the experience for devs and customers.
- 3.0Interesting Work, Bad ChangesSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesOctober 7, 2015Pros: - Challenging and interesting opportunities - Pretty decent benefitsCons: Several of the changes are not appropriate.
- 4.0Great Balance, Boring WorkSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesNovember 22, 2017Pros: Growth mindset Amazing work-life balance Great benefits Competitive salary On-premise perks Beautiful campus Many products and teams to choose from and work for.Cons: A lot of unnecessary politics. Lack of cultural diversity. Most employees are from Asia. Depending on the team and project, there can be boring work for the younger generation.
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