Great company, but doubtful future
Great company, but doubtful future
Huge choice for work, almost top-class benefits, better-than-average colleagues, great campus, MSR, many high-impact products.
Not much new investment is going on, and hardly any new products are coming up, unlike in the 1990s. Most product areas don't seem to have strong visionaries compared to the leadership at other companies.
Get good board members instead of fund managers.
Aggressively invest in new products.
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I applied through a staffing agency. The interview consisted of four LeetCode-style questions. The interviewers were very generous with the time and gave you several hints. I recommend reading up and studying basic graph and string parsing questions
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Applied online. The recruiter reached out in a couple of weeks for a basic introduction covering projects, "why Microsoft?", and role expectations. Next was an online coding assessment on Codility. It consisted of 3-4 questions on strings, arrays, a
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Online questionnaire with detailed questions and screening filters to hone selection. This was then followed by an initial interview by phone, and this was conducted by an HR representative who was courteous and prompt.
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Redmond, Washington, United StatesMarch 4, 2026I applied through a staffing agency. The interview consisted of four LeetCode-style questions. The interviewers were very generous with the time and gave you several hints. I recommend reading up and studying basic graph and string parsing questions
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Redmond, Washington, United StatesJanuary 1, 2025Applied online. The recruiter reached out in a couple of weeks for a basic introduction covering projects, "why Microsoft?", and role expectations. Next was an online coding assessment on Codility. It consisted of 3-4 questions on strings, arrays, a
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Redmond, Washington, United StatesApril 25, 2025Online questionnaire with detailed questions and screening filters to hone selection. This was then followed by an initial interview by phone, and this was conducted by an HR representative who was courteous and prompt.
