Not the place for good software engineers
Not the place for good software engineers
Microsoft has lots of money and decent benefits.
Some of the middle management is OK.
If you are coming from a top engineering school and really know software, this is not the place for you. I felt like after I graduated from MIT that I went back to elementary school when I started working at Microsoft. Most of the software engineers here have no clue, and the office politics are out of control, so you spend more time defending turf than coding.
Consider promoting the talented software engineers rather than harassing them.
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Software Development Engineer II
Technical Screen: Leetcode Hard question about Graphs. Interview loop over two days, 4 rounds. 3 rounds had Leetcode Medium/Hard along with System Design questions and behavioral. Manger round was mostly behavioral along with a design question. D
Software Development Engineer II
Online coding. Regexp expressions. Computer networks. Some system design. Focus on bug-free code and communication skills. Very tough questions; corner cases should be considered. Good interviewers are kind and give a lot of hints.
Software Development Engineer II
The process was very simple. 1. A recruiter contacted me on LinkedIn. 2. I finished the online coding assessment. From there, a Microsoft Hiring Event day was scheduled. The interview was pretty simple, straight LeetCode. They didn't even change t
Software Development Engineer II
Redmond, Washington, United StatesOctober 21, 2025Technical Screen: Leetcode Hard question about Graphs. Interview loop over two days, 4 rounds. 3 rounds had Leetcode Medium/Hard along with System Design questions and behavioral. Manger round was mostly behavioral along with a design question. D
Software Development Engineer II
Australind, Western Australia, AustraliaApril 1, 2024Online coding. Regexp expressions. Computer networks. Some system design. Focus on bug-free code and communication skills. Very tough questions; corner cases should be considered. Good interviewers are kind and give a lot of hints.
Software Development Engineer II
Redmond, Washington, United StatesFebruary 18, 2022The process was very simple. 1. A recruiter contacted me on LinkedIn. 2. I finished the online coding assessment. From there, a Microsoft Hiring Event day was scheduled. The interview was pretty simple, straight LeetCode. They didn't even change t
