Software Engineering Interview Experience - South Seattle, Washington
December 1, 2014
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
Fair. The questions were relatively challenging but by no means impossible. The interviewers were your typical software engineer types; most were friendly.
I did well on three of the four interviews, although I struggled with the first easy question due to a distraction. I got all the questions right, though.
I talked a lot about my approach and what I was considering in my solution. They wanted to know the runtimes of my solutions.
Questions
Questions about trees and sorting
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Microsoft Software Engineering role in South Seattle, Washington.
Success Rate
100%
Pass Rate
Microsoft's interview process for their Software Engineering roles in South Seattle, Washington is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
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Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Engineering interview process in South Seattle, Washington.
Microsoft Work Experiences
5.0
Excited to be an intern
Software Engineering • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
December 11, 2015
Pros: 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.
1.0
All about tech people overcorrecting poor management/leadership
Software Engineering • Current Employee
Portugal, Portugal
October 23, 2023
Pros: Working with smart and passionate tech people makes you smarter and a more driven employee. There are still some great people in EMEA and the US. This will definitely give exposure to great challenges and products, such as AI and cloud.
Cons: - Toxic culture spreading as fast as ever.
- Bad, biased, outdated review system.
- Tech staff starting the week knowing they will overwork to overcorrect management mistakes.
- The leadership in EMEA are in it for their share payout at the end of the year, and the easiest way to do that is cut headcount so the end-of-year balance sheet looks better.
- This means you can lose your job when you overperform.
- The management is not market-experienced; the majority there never experienced other markets and companies, which makes it really poor for experienced tech engineers.
- Yes, the tech team really had to endure monthly "McDonald's"-style employee of the month meetings. Hahahahahaha.
5.0
Fun, Helpful, Hard To Promote
Software Engineering • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
August 2, 2018
Pros: Fun, great environment, and tons of help.
Cons: It's hard to move up.
- 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.
- 1.0All about tech people overcorrecting poor management/leadershipSoftware Engineering • Current EmployeePortugal, PortugalOctober 23, 2023Pros: Working with smart and passionate tech people makes you smarter and a more driven employee. There are still some great people in EMEA and the US. This will definitely give exposure to great challenges and products, such as AI and cloud.Cons: - Toxic culture spreading as fast as ever. - Bad, biased, outdated review system. - Tech staff starting the week knowing they will overwork to overcorrect management mistakes. - The leadership in EMEA are in it for their share payout at the end of the year, and the easiest way to do that is cut headcount so the end-of-year balance sheet looks better. - This means you can lose your job when you overperform. - The management is not market-experienced; the majority there never experienced other markets and companies, which makes it really poor for experienced tech engineers. - Yes, the tech team really had to endure monthly "McDonald's"-style employee of the month meetings. Hahahahahaha.
- 5.0Fun, Helpful, Hard To PromoteSoftware Engineering • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesAugust 2, 2018Pros: Fun, great environment, and tons of help.Cons: It's hard to move up.
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