Software Engineering Interview Experience - Redmond, Washington
Process
I applied at a career fair and online. Like in most blogs, my interview was pretty standard.
Firstly, I had an on-campus interview where I was asked about my resume and a technical question. I was contacted later and told that I got to go to Redmond for an on-site interview (expenses covered).
The trips lasted about 2-3 days, but the interview only took about half a day. I had four technical interviews with a relaxed lunch interview. I was contacted in less than a week with my offer.
Questions
Mostly data structure and algorithm questions. Cracking the Coding Interview was a good way to prepare.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 10 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Engineering role in Redmond, Washington.
Success Rate
Microsoft's interview process for their Software Engineering roles in Redmond, Washington is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Engineering interview process in Redmond, Washington.
Microsoft Work Experiences
- 5.0Great and stable companySoftware Engineering • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesFebruary 13, 2017Pros: It has great stability and many areas to which you can switch during your career. It also has many benefits.Cons: The company is too huge, so you won't be able to make a lot of difference there. Since there's a reasonable amount of people on each team, things are changing. But until now, it seems that there's not too much integration between completely different teams. It's hard to reuse what they did.
- 5.0Excited to be an internSoftware Engineering • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesDecember 11, 2015Pros: Great place to intern. They throw a company party for interns and hire about 70% of interns for full-time positions, which is promising.Cons: Not sure yet, since I am due to start in summer 2016. I will write an updated review when I have more info.
- 5.0Learned a ton, and met some great peopleSoftware Engineering • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesJune 28, 2017Pros: You work with a lot of great people that are really smart. With such a large user base, you can have a huge impact.Cons: No free food. The red tape around getting paid, benefits, and infrastructure in general can be pretty terrible. It gets better after the first few weeks.
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