This is one of the best places to work in the SW industry. Talented and awesome coworkers. You get to learn so much from peers.
The startup kind of feel is missing. Management is more middle-aged and hence innovation and new ideas take a backseat to tried and tested methods.
Encourage new ideas. Start innovating rather than reacting to competition. We have tremendous brand value, and we are not utilizing it properly to increase our market share.
Standard algorithmic questions, though significantly easier than SDE interview questions.
Applied through a university recruiting event. Talked to a recruiter, then scheduled a technical phone interview. Did a basic programming problem on the phone (reverse a singly linked list) and a few days later was invited to fly out for an on-site
I had two interviews on campus and then flew to Redmond for four more one-on-one interviews. All travel expenses were paid for by Microsoft, and the interview process is just as they describe it online in multiple forums.
Standard algorithmic questions, though significantly easier than SDE interview questions.
Applied through a university recruiting event. Talked to a recruiter, then scheduled a technical phone interview. Did a basic programming problem on the phone (reverse a singly linked list) and a few days later was invited to fly out for an on-site
I had two interviews on campus and then flew to Redmond for four more one-on-one interviews. All travel expenses were paid for by Microsoft, and the interview process is just as they describe it online in multiple forums.