Lots of smart people around. A happy work environment. Free beverages. Lots of training options, but never enough time to benefit.
Work-life balance is not very balanced.
Salary is at 60 percent of the market.
Stock has been very flat for 10 years now.
Layoffs in 2009 created a bad feeling in the company. Some layoffs were likely needed to improve the talent pool.
Applying by email led me to a contact inside Microsoft HR. This contact had me filling out an HR form, which then led to a technical Skype interview, followed by an on-site technical interview.
There were three to four rounds of interviews. The interviews were a mix of both technical and behavioral questions. Technical questions included: * Linked List * Algorithms * Problem-solving and design-solving questions. Questions related t
A brief phone screen, with most questions revolving around experience, and various typical questions like "Describe a project or situation where you encountered a major problem and how you worked to resolve it", and one "logic" question. Invited to
Applying by email led me to a contact inside Microsoft HR. This contact had me filling out an HR form, which then led to a technical Skype interview, followed by an on-site technical interview.
There were three to four rounds of interviews. The interviews were a mix of both technical and behavioral questions. Technical questions included: * Linked List * Algorithms * Problem-solving and design-solving questions. Questions related t
A brief phone screen, with most questions revolving around experience, and various typical questions like "Describe a project or situation where you encountered a major problem and how you worked to resolve it", and one "logic" question. Invited to