Great benefits, smart people, good pay, good work/life balance, flexible working hours. It's in Seattle, the best city on earth.
Terrible executive business strategy (reliance on monopoly), Steve Ballmer, flat stock price for a decade, uncool perception, Zune, Bing, stagnation.
Steve Ballmer needs to retire, and Sinofsky needs to take the helm. We've missed every major business opportunity in the last decade and still rely on Windows and Office for almost all of our revenue.
Interview Rounds: * DS - 2 rounds * System Design - 1 round * Managerial - 1 round * HR - 1 round This is the format I followed. I just cleared the DS round, but I could not clear the System Design round.
If you are applying through a job portal or as an external candidate, Microsoft may send an online coding assessment. Problems focus on data structures, algorithms, and system design. Typically 2-3 coding problems (LeetCode Medium to Hard level).
LeetCode style interview: 3 questions across 90 minutes. Candidates are given a web IDE and a choice of about 8 popular languages. All keystrokes and submissions are logged and checked by humans.
Interview Rounds: * DS - 2 rounds * System Design - 1 round * Managerial - 1 round * HR - 1 round This is the format I followed. I just cleared the DS round, but I could not clear the System Design round.
If you are applying through a job portal or as an external candidate, Microsoft may send an online coding assessment. Problems focus on data structures, algorithms, and system design. Typically 2-3 coding problems (LeetCode Medium to Hard level).
LeetCode style interview: 3 questions across 90 minutes. Candidates are given a web IDE and a choice of about 8 popular languages. All keystrokes and submissions are logged and checked by humans.