Devs a priority!
Devs a priority!
The developer focus Microsoft has is a breath of fresh air from companies that are overly bureaucratic in their development processes.
If anything, when starting at the company, it can take a while to get connections to other groups inside the company without knowing where to go. Getting a mentor to help navigate the company is invaluable.
Following the HBR principles, management should provide more visibility in process planning (I'm not saying be completely transparent with everything).
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Senior Software Development Engineer
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
Senior Software Development Engineer
Had an initial interview with a recruiter. Then had a tech screen (phone interview), followed by an on-site interview with 3 engineering leads, and finally an interview with the manager. This happened on Friday, and I received the offer on the foll
Senior Software Development Engineer
The interview consists of 5 rounds. The first round is easy. The following three rounds increase in difficulty. If you are lucky, you may encounter a "hard mode" (HM) round. Sometimes, depending on the team, there might be 6 rounds.
Senior Software Development Engineer
Redmond, Washington, United StatesAugust 1, 2010I 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
Senior Software Development Engineer
Redmond, Washington, United StatesJune 1, 2015Had an initial interview with a recruiter. Then had a tech screen (phone interview), followed by an on-site interview with 3 engineering leads, and finally an interview with the manager. This happened on Friday, and I received the offer on the foll
Senior Software Development Engineer
Redmond, Washington, United StatesMarch 1, 2011The interview consists of 5 rounds. The first round is easy. The following three rounds increase in difficulty. If you are lucky, you may encounter a "hard mode" (HM) round. Sometimes, depending on the team, there might be 6 rounds.
