Software Engineer Interview Experience - Redmond, Washington
October 1, 2019
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
They flew me out to Redmond, WA.
The process took the entire day.
It included four one-on-one interviews. Each interview featured one technical question after a brief discussion of my resume and questions about the company.
Questions
Given an array of integers representing a height map, compute the volume of water that the height map would trap.
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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
Very Good Work-Life Balance
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
October 15, 2023
Pros: This definitely varies from team to team, but my team (Outlook Mobile) doesn't have any on-call and has very reasonable work hours.
My team members are friendly too.
Cons: The product is widely used, so sometimes it can be overwhelming since you'll need to learn a lot.
3.0
Good Benefits, Stressful On-call
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
April 24, 2025
Pros: Great benefits such as 401k matching, Perks+, and work-life balance.
Cons: On-call during on-call shifts can be a bit stressful, and the work is slower.
5.0
Great Balance, Slow Approvals
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
June 24, 2025
Pros: Great work-life balance, smart people.
Cons: Too much bureaucracy, and it takes too long to get new features approved.
- 4.0Very Good Work-Life BalanceSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesOctober 15, 2023Pros: This definitely varies from team to team, but my team (Outlook Mobile) doesn't have any on-call and has very reasonable work hours. My team members are friendly too.Cons: The product is widely used, so sometimes it can be overwhelming since you'll need to learn a lot.
- 3.0Good Benefits, Stressful On-callSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesApril 24, 2025Pros: Great benefits such as 401k matching, Perks+, and work-life balance.Cons: On-call during on-call shifts can be a bit stressful, and the work is slower.
- 5.0Great Balance, Slow ApprovalsSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesJune 24, 2025Pros: Great work-life balance, smart people.Cons: Too much bureaucracy, and it takes too long to get new features approved.
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