Great... but only if *you* are great
Great... but only if *you* are great
If you work really hard and make the right people like you, you might be one of the lucky few who get selected for BENCH/HiPo/Lab365. This is the fast-track to promotions, bonuses, and raises. Even if you don't, compensation is still pretty good.
Working with other departments (e.g., Windows, Office, Exchange, etc.) is an absolute nightmare. Most cross-department coordination engineering meetings tend to end in rage, tears, or near-bloodshed.
BENCH/HiPo/Lab365 status is the only way for compensation to be truly competitive with other top-tier companies like Google and Facebook.
Punish those who thwart "One Microsoft" and sow discontent between teams and departments.
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The process was regular: a phone interview, a technical interview over the phone using an online tool, and then the on-site loop, which included five interviews. It was a really good experience; I liked the team and the conversations we had.
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
The first stage was a phone screening, followed by an on-site interview with three team members and the manager. Everyone was very nice. The questions ranged from design to coding on the whiteboard.
Senior Software Engineer
Redmond, Washington, United StatesAugust 1, 2018The process was regular: a phone interview, a technical interview over the phone using an online tool, and then the on-site loop, which included five interviews. It was a really good experience; I liked the team and the conversations we had.
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,
Senior Software Engineer
Redmond, Washington, United StatesMay 1, 2019The first stage was a phone screening, followed by an on-site interview with three team members and the manager. Everyone was very nice. The questions ranged from design to coding on the whiteboard.
