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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Cloud Solution Architect (CSA)
The 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
Software Development Engineer
There was a written test, consisting of 15 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) mainly covering basic C concepts (by Cocubes). Fifty students were shortlisted, followed by a coding round with two questions. Around 25 students were shortlisted further.
Software Engineer (Internship)
First Round: Online Qualification * 3 problems to solve (Easy - Medium difficulty levels) Pen-Paper Round: * 2 problems to solve in 1 hour Technical Interview 1 Technical Interview 2 Technical Interview 3
Cloud Solution Architect (CSA)
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
Software Development Engineer
IndiaAugust 1, 2014There was a written test, consisting of 15 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) mainly covering basic C concepts (by Cocubes). Fifty students were shortlisted, followed by a coding round with two questions. Around 25 students were shortlisted further.
Software Engineer (Internship)
New Delhi, IndiaMarch 1, 2019First Round: Online Qualification * 3 problems to solve (Easy - Medium difficulty levels) Pen-Paper Round: * 2 problems to solve in 1 hour Technical Interview 1 Technical Interview 2 Technical Interview 3
