It's a big place; there are so many different things to see here
It's a big place; there are so many different things to see here
Good benefits package.
Work with lots of very smart people on software at scale.
Great internal training programs.
Casual environment.
The compensation system sets us up for internal conflict. I think this is holding us back; HR's not helping advance the state of the art.
We need a new emphasis on quality to go with cloud services.
Software development and IT operations need to be better balanced as we move into the cloud.
Many of the middle and senior managers are still guessing as to what it takes to run online services with a good SLA.
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Software Engineer Intern
Very straightforward, two back-to-back thirty-minute technical interviews that had a combination of LeetCode easy and medium questions, along with some behavioral questions that were sprinkled in there.
Software Engineering Intern
It was one round, two interviews: one technical and one behavioral. It took about a month to get the interview request and a week to hear back. The behavioral round also had some minimal technical questions.
SWE Intern
I got a referral from the TNT program, which allowed me to skip the phone screen and other interviews. I got to the final round and had back-to-back interviews with a Software Engineer and a Product Manager. Both interviews were mostly behavioral, wi
Software Engineer Intern
Redmond, Washington, United StatesNovember 21, 2025Very straightforward, two back-to-back thirty-minute technical interviews that had a combination of LeetCode easy and medium questions, along with some behavioral questions that were sprinkled in there.
Software Engineering Intern
Redmond, Washington, United StatesNovember 20, 2025It was one round, two interviews: one technical and one behavioral. It took about a month to get the interview request and a week to hear back. The behavioral round also had some minimal technical questions.
SWE Intern
Redmond, Washington, United StatesNovember 4, 2025I got a referral from the TNT program, which allowed me to skip the phone screen and other interviews. I got to the final round and had back-to-back interviews with a Software Engineer and a Product Manager. Both interviews were mostly behavioral, wi
