I only worked at Microsoft for about 8 months after my company was acquired by them, but had a positive experience overall.
A lot of nice benefits, good pay, and opportunities if you're able to find the right role for yourself.
My position was eventually eliminated and I was laid off, but was given 3 months of severance pay and felt that Microsoft handled the process with dignity. Obviously nobody wants to get that call, but it ended up being a good catalyst for my career and having the 3 months of full salary/benefits to take a break and job search was really nice.
As with other large corporations, there's a lot of bureaucracy and rigid process. It's hard for me to comment much further due to my short stint and unique situation with the corporate transition, as noted above. They also were going to have us give up our MacBooks, which is hardly a surprise given that it's Microsoft. However, that was very unpopular with most of the engineers coming into the organization.
The interview went really well. The interviewers asked poignant questions about my background and really took the time to explain the position to me. Some technical questions were asked as well. Many of the questions centered around my background in
The first round will be the Codility test. You will be given a certain time duration and a total of two questions. One question will be difficult, and the other will be easy. Your score will not be given on the spot.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. There were 5 interviews, and 4 of the interviewers were late. It was never acknowledged. The technical portions seemed to have specific solutions in mind rather than a discussion about approaches.
The interview went really well. The interviewers asked poignant questions about my background and really took the time to explain the position to me. Some technical questions were asked as well. Many of the questions centered around my background in
The first round will be the Codility test. You will be given a certain time duration and a total of two questions. One question will be difficult, and the other will be easy. Your score will not be given on the spot.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. There were 5 interviews, and 4 of the interviewers were late. It was never acknowledged. The technical portions seemed to have specific solutions in mind rather than a discussion about approaches.