Microsoft has changed in later years
Microsoft has changed in later years
Benefits are good.
Flex hours/telecommute.
Many groups and many teams to move around if needed.
Cool products to work on.
The review process sucks.
There's lots of politics involved.
There's duplication of work among big groups.
Recently, there have been long hours and poor work/life balance.
Change the internal transfer policies to protect employees who are changing roles and teams at the same time.
More user studies in features designs.
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Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) II
HackerRank test and 3 rounds of coding, plus an experience-based interview. The position was for QA, who should have storage and networking knowledge. So, basic questions on storage and networking were asked.
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) II
A full-day process, broken into multiple individual one-on-one interviews. These interviews can include time at the blackboard, writing snippets of code or scripting. Not for the faint of heart or the unprepared.
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) II
Applied through a university recruiter and got to do an on-campus interview. The question was very easy (add an item to a sorted linked list), and I got to fly to Sydney for the next round. The second round consisted of four individual interviews wit
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) II
Bengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaNovember 23, 2025HackerRank test and 3 rounds of coding, plus an experience-based interview. The position was for QA, who should have storage and networking knowledge. So, basic questions on storage and networking were asked.
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) II
Redmond, Washington, United StatesFebruary 1, 2020A full-day process, broken into multiple individual one-on-one interviews. These interviews can include time at the blackboard, writing snippets of code or scripting. Not for the faint of heart or the unprepared.
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) II
Sydney, AustraliaMarch 1, 2015Applied through a university recruiter and got to do an on-campus interview. The question was very easy (add an item to a sorted linked list), and I got to fly to Sydney for the next round. The second round consisted of four individual interviews wit
