Way below my initial expectations
Way below my initial expectations
Pretty competitive compensation, benefits are ok.
The decision-making process is mismanaged and absolutely broken. There's enormous internal bureaucracy, making everything take ten times the amount of effort. Overtime is the norm.
Microsoft is turning into an old, rusty American company.
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This interview was for the AI Cognitive Science org at Microsoft in Sunnyvale. One recruiter reached out to me, and they recommended the AI Cognitive Science org based on my background. I cleared the online assessment and was told I would be moving
Software Development Engineer II
External hiring will usually send you through 5 interviewers. Internal team switching still sends you through 3 interviewers. For internal transfers: * Find a job posting * Email the hiring manager and get an "informational" about the position * A
Software Development Engineer II
Standard hiring process: * Applied online * 1 Phone Screen * On-site with 6 rounds of interviews. The on-site experience was very pleasant, and all the interviewers were well prepared and made it look like a general discussion rather than a Q&A ses
Software Development Engineer II
Bellevue, Washington, United StatesFebruary 1, 2020This interview was for the AI Cognitive Science org at Microsoft in Sunnyvale. One recruiter reached out to me, and they recommended the AI Cognitive Science org based on my background. I cleared the online assessment and was told I would be moving
Software Development Engineer II
Bellevue, Washington, United StatesSeptember 1, 2014External hiring will usually send you through 5 interviewers. Internal team switching still sends you through 3 interviewers. For internal transfers: * Find a job posting * Email the hiring manager and get an "informational" about the position * A
Software Development Engineer II
Bellevue, Washington, United StatesJanuary 1, 2014Standard hiring process: * Applied online * 1 Phone Screen * On-site with 6 rounds of interviews. The on-site experience was very pleasant, and all the interviewers were well prepared and made it look like a general discussion rather than a Q&A ses
