Not what it used to be
Not what it used to be
Good perks Good health insurance Good teammates
Does not pay as much as other big tech companies. Bad work-life balance. Culture is not that good anymore as it used to be. Periodic full week of on-call 24/7.
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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
Aptitude matters. Coding matters. Clean coding matters. Approach, more than answer, matters. Sometimes, the problem might just be puzzles. And more than solving, how you think about the solution matters more.
Senior Software Engineer
It was about what I was expecting for the interview process. Microsoft scheduled five interview blocks at their campus, with the fifth being "as appropriate." Each interviewer was primarily interested in evaluating how I thought through the problem,
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 StatesNovember 18, 2024Aptitude matters. Coding matters. Clean coding matters. Approach, more than answer, matters. Sometimes, the problem might just be puzzles. And more than solving, how you think about the solution matters more.
Senior Software Engineer
Redmond, Washington, United StatesMay 1, 2019It was about what I was expecting for the interview process. Microsoft scheduled five interview blocks at their campus, with the fifth being "as appropriate." Each interviewer was primarily interested in evaluating how I thought through the problem,
