Solutions Architect Interview Experience - Reading, England
Process
1 telephonic interview and 3 onsite interviews.
The telephonic interview was with a Senior Solution Architect. He was very polite and tried his best to make me feel comfortable.
Questions
While onsite, the 3rd interviewer didn't seem interested in conducting the interview. She wrapped up an hour's worth of the interview in 20 minutes, without asking any questions about the presentation I had prepared. When she entered the room, she mentioned she had just finished an interview with another candidate. As she was in a hurry to conclude, I realized she had already made her decision to proceed with another candidate.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Microsoft Solutions Architect role in Reading, England.
Success Rate
Microsoft's interview process for their Solutions Architect roles in Reading, England is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Microsoft's Solutions Architect interview process in Reading, England.
Microsoft Work Experiences
- 5.0Fair pay for fair workSolutions Architect • Current EmployeeReading, England, United KingdomMarch 6, 2025Pros: Absolutely no complaints. The company takes care of me well and enables me to be at my best.Cons: Too much travel, quite frankly, but it is to be expected.
- 2.0Weak Leadership and Toxic CultureSolutions Architect • Current EmployeeReading, England, United KingdomMay 2, 2023Pros: Work/life balance. Interesting colleagues. Good overall package. Looks good on CV.Cons: Leadership messaging is poor, and poor management of constant change burns you out. There's a lack of training and skilling options. Management is trying to create cookie-cutter resources, delivering 'one size fits all' offerings which are not customer-centric. A toxic culture is arising from the poor handling of redundancies, all while Microsoft shouts about how much money they are making. Profit before people.
- 4.0Great place to work, poor internal systemsSolutions Architect • Current EmployeeReading, England, United KingdomJuly 30, 2021Pros: Great technology strategy and long-term vision.Cons: Sales culture is dog eat dog, selfish.
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