Microsoft company review
Microsoft company review
- The direction of the company is clear and apt, moving towards cloud computing and democratizing AI.
- There are a lot of opportunities in these areas.
- You can switch jobs internally anytime.
- There's no need to stick around the same team if you don't like it.
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Compensation is not competitive with FB and Google.
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More needs to be done to inspire innovation within and across teams (this may be specific feedback on my current team).
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Managers have a huge say in reviews and promotions. There is no way to quantify peer feedback, and it can take a back seat.
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Microsoft was considered an environment with higher job security; however, that's not the case anymore with increasing love for Wall Street. In a way, it was good to manage out low performers and keep folks productive, but they did not match it with an increase in compensation.
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Senior Software Engineer
Online test, then an in-person interview in Redmond, WA. All travel expenses, including airfare, hotel, and daily meals, were covered by the employer. The campus was nice and big, and I met friendly people there.
Senior Software Engineer
I applied through an employee referral. - During the full loop, along with LeetCode problems, the focus was more on system design and non-functional requirements in design. - Low-level as well as high-level system design questions were asked.
Senior Software Engineer
The interview process involves four onsite rounds, with the initial round being an online coding assessment. Each round lasted 45 minutes and included two system design and two coding challenges, along with behavioral questions. The system design rou
Senior Software Engineer
Redmond, Washington, United StatesJune 1, 2017Online test, then an in-person interview in Redmond, WA. All travel expenses, including airfare, hotel, and daily meals, were covered by the employer. The campus was nice and big, and I met friendly people there.
Senior Software Engineer
Redmond, Washington, United StatesDecember 19, 2025I applied through an employee referral. - During the full loop, along with LeetCode problems, the focus was more on system design and non-functional requirements in design. - Low-level as well as high-level system design questions were asked.
Senior Software Engineer
Redmond, Washington, United StatesMarch 1, 2021The interview process involves four onsite rounds, with the initial round being an online coding assessment. Each round lasted 45 minutes and included two system design and two coding challenges, along with behavioral questions. The system design rou
