Smart people, highly impactful work. Tons of teams working in various areas, so you can almost find something you like in the company.
Stock is in the dumps. Bonuses/pay hikes are lesser than at competitive places (read: Google).
We need better vision. Why are we so late with Windows Phone 7? Why did we miss the boat on slates?
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
A recruiter emailed me in late June, asking if I was interested in Microsoft. I replied "yes" with my resume attached. There were two phone screenings about data structures and algorithms in the following two weeks, and then I flew to Seattle for an
Internal transfer within Microsoft. Phone screen was over an internal screen sharing program, so I could code in my favorite IDE. I flew to Bellevue, WA, to interview in person. All core CS and design questions.
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
A recruiter emailed me in late June, asking if I was interested in Microsoft. I replied "yes" with my resume attached. There were two phone screenings about data structures and algorithms in the following two weeks, and then I flew to Seattle for an
Internal transfer within Microsoft. Phone screen was over an internal screen sharing program, so I could code in my favorite IDE. I flew to Bellevue, WA, to interview in person. All core CS and design questions.