Enjoy the learning culture, but tools and red tape can be frustrating
Enjoy the learning culture, but tools and red tape can be frustrating
Learning culture Perks (free Game Pass for full-time employees, garage) Collaboration Work-life balance is manageable, but there are exceptions.
Engineering culture bar is lower comparing to other companies (former Amazonian).
Missing or outdated documentation for internal tools, overall quality of internal tools is low.
Lacking support for cross-company initiatives (especially recent security initiatives, and it can be very frustrating to get help).
No benefits parity between US and Canada.
A lot of red tape (you will have to chase down individuals in order to get reviews/approvals).
A lot of managers only care about shipping features, regardless of the quality.
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After the initial recruiter alignment, you move directly to the technical round conducted by the hiring manager. The overall experience is lively and real, full of technical questions and a technical coding challenge to solve.
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I applied directly on the Microsoft site and hadn't heard any updates for two months. In fact, I thought I hadn't been selected to move forward after no response for two weeks, so I was a little surprised to receive updates. The phone screening inte
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The hiring manager reached out to me for an initial round. I had a casual conversation with her, which included behavioral questions. Post that, I had my loop round, which involved three rounds. All of them were similar: a few behavioral questions a
Senior Software Engineer
Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaMay 1, 2024After the initial recruiter alignment, you move directly to the technical round conducted by the hiring manager. The overall experience is lively and real, full of technical questions and a technical coding challenge to solve.
Senior Software Engineer
Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaOctober 1, 2022I applied directly on the Microsoft site and hadn't heard any updates for two months. In fact, I thought I hadn't been selected to move forward after no response for two weeks, so I was a little surprised to receive updates. The phone screening inte
Senior Software Engineer
Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaAugust 1, 2021The hiring manager reached out to me for an initial round. I had a casual conversation with her, which included behavioral questions. Post that, I had my loop round, which involved three rounds. All of them were similar: a few behavioral questions a
