Good Balance, Too Many Meetings
Good Balance, Too Many Meetings
MS IT is known for its good work/life balance, although it depends on the group and team. Overall, it is better than in product groups.
MS IT is also known for having too many meetings. There are meetings to plan meetings.
It could be bureaucratic and political.
It's interesting how non-technical people are loud and can influence engineering.
Change performance review process.
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The company flew me to Seattle for the interview. The process was very well organized. On the day of the interview, I had 6 interviews. The questions were of moderate complexity. I received an offer in 2 business days, and they asked me to respond
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Software Development Engineer II
Redmond, Washington, United StatesFebruary 1, 2012The company flew me to Seattle for the interview. The process was very well organized. On the day of the interview, I had 6 interviews. The questions were of moderate complexity. I received an offer in 2 business days, and they asked me to respond
Software Development Engineer II
Redmond, Washington, United StatesMarch 1, 2013It consisted of multiple people over four hours long with lots of whiteboarding questions. This process involved several rounds over four hours. It was extremely in-depth and brutal. The assessment covered: * Personality * Interpersonal skills * Hi
Software Development Engineer II
Redmond, Washington, United StatesApril 1, 2012The regular interview cycle for MS includes: * One HR round for introductions. * A technical phone screening. * One full day of technical interviews (five in all). Technical interviews required whiteboard skills. In the phone screening, I was
