Getting to work on a wide variety of problems with plenty of opportunity to learn a lot from some really smart people.
Very top-heavy. Decisions are made at high levels with the goal of "long-term customer satisfaction," often resulting in losing market share.
It has become increasingly difficult to have sustained growth just by doing great quality work.
This is the age of Facebook. We really got to try fast and fail fast.
It is a day-long process at MS. You typically meet the recruiter, who sends you to take an MS shuttle to the building where the team you are interviewing with resides. Microsoft groups are spread across many buildings in a large area. They have nice
I was initially contacted by a third-party recruiter working for Microsoft about a position on the Xbox team. Not expecting much, I went along with the process and spoke with the recruiter, and then another one. Finally, I was set up with a phone scr
I applied through Microsoft Careers. A couple of weeks later, I was contacted by the Hiring Manager via e-mail, who suggested a phone conversation. During the phone call, we discussed my past experience and my approaches to solving problems. I was a
It is a day-long process at MS. You typically meet the recruiter, who sends you to take an MS shuttle to the building where the team you are interviewing with resides. Microsoft groups are spread across many buildings in a large area. They have nice
I was initially contacted by a third-party recruiter working for Microsoft about a position on the Xbox team. Not expecting much, I went along with the process and spoke with the recruiter, and then another one. Finally, I was set up with a phone scr
I applied through Microsoft Careers. A couple of weeks later, I was contacted by the Hiring Manager via e-mail, who suggested a phone conversation. During the phone call, we discussed my past experience and my approaches to solving problems. I was a