Flexible work schedule (goal driven)
A high percentage of people have families/kids, so it's normal to take time to attend family matters.
Pay is a bit above industry average.
A huge company allows for changing jobs or managers while remaining in the same company.
The recent review process revision was much needed.
Focus on delivering new features sometimes comes at the cost of strong development tools (bad IDE, manually modifying critical text files, long build times, etc.).
Still working on the "One Microsoft" goal.
It can be stressful at times, especially if you are on call.
The interview took the whole day. Five individuals interrogated for one hour each, plus the hiring manager at the end.
On site from internal referral
It was brutal: 10 hours of detailed programming questions, alternating with going to the whiteboard. Lots of C++ code, chock full of errors. Some were obvious; others were subtle.
The interview took the whole day. Five individuals interrogated for one hour each, plus the hiring manager at the end.
On site from internal referral
It was brutal: 10 hours of detailed programming questions, alternating with going to the whiteboard. Lots of C++ code, chock full of errors. Some were obvious; others were subtle.