Opportunities in every direction
Opportunities in every direction
- Great salary, benefits, and bonus opportunities.
- Reasonable work/life balance expectation.
- No need to be a manager of people to advance your career; ICs do just fine.
- Ability to network is unrivaled.
- Find your next job within the same company.
- Still very sales-driven in many ways (many folks in leadership roles still drink the Balmer Kool-Aid).
- Certain technical roles do not have technical management.
- All careers here will ultimately lead to Redmond.
- Always look out for your people first, even knowing or expecting that they will move on in less than five years in most cases.
- Continue to strive for openness and open standards.
- Keep the bar high for new hires.
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Reading, United KingdomOctober 1, 2016The initial phone interview with Microsoft CSA was very professional and covered the main aspects of the new role to identify if the current employment role was related. It lasted 30-45 minutes. After passing this step, I was invited to a half-day s
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Hyderābād, Telangana, IndiaNovember 25, 2025Microsoft Interview process Off Campus through college. Round 1: Online coding questions (Eliminatory round). Technical round - 2. Round 1: Online Coding solving. Round 2: HR + Coding.
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IndiaNovember 24, 2025Two rounds: 1 technical for 45 min. Asked DSA questions like valid parentheses and peak element, then optimized using binary search. 1 hr 45 min. Asked about projects and leadership questions.
