Still a good place to work if you want work/life balance
Still a good place to work if you want work/life balance
There are some great people technically out there.
Great benefits and an ideal place for anyone who wants to have a good work/life balance. A variety of product groups to work in if one wants to have a versatile experience.
Most of the time, we're working on products that are playing catch-up with the competition. The stock has been pretty much flat for about 8 years now, and the bonus you get is not great compared to the competitors. Microsoft is a big company, so rewards per employee are not comparable to other smaller companies.
Make bold/risky investments. Differentiate and develop products instead of refining me-toos. Capture the imagination of the consumer with one great product, and MSFT would regain its lost empire.
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Software Design Engineer II
My first informational round was with the General Manager for a Lead position, where he asked questions about my profile in lead roles. I had a second informational round with the Development Lead for a technical screening before they put me into the
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.
Software Design Engineer II
Redmond, Washington, United StatesMay 1, 2010My first informational round was with the General Manager for a Lead position, where he asked questions about my profile in lead roles. I had a second informational round with the Development Lead for a technical screening before they put me into the
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.
