It is a famous company. Microsoft's name on your resume will open many doors for you. There are still a lot of smart people here. The pay is OK for me. I may get a little bit more in other big tech companies in the area; however, it is just not worth the hassle to change jobs.
There is a lot of red tape to get the job done. There are many layers of management at Microsoft. The company does not move as fast compared to other leading tech companies. We lost many good engineers to Google.
Give better benefits, just like Google.
Lots of brain puzzles and escalating interviews with different people on the team. Read the books on brain puzzles asked at MS interviews. They're not wrong. Most people interview with multiple teams. However, if all your interviews are with one te
The interview process was good. The interview was mainly based on coding. There were no specific testing questions. The interview covered: * A question on arrays. * A question on Linked Lists, specifically how to insert a node. * A question o
Initially, I was contacted by a recruiter. I had a quick phone screening and then was called for an onsite interview. The onsite interview was horrible because one of the interviewers was jumping randomly between questions. I believe the interviewer
Lots of brain puzzles and escalating interviews with different people on the team. Read the books on brain puzzles asked at MS interviews. They're not wrong. Most people interview with multiple teams. However, if all your interviews are with one te
The interview process was good. The interview was mainly based on coding. There were no specific testing questions. The interview covered: * A question on arrays. * A question on Linked Lists, specifically how to insert a node. * A question o
Initially, I was contacted by a recruiter. I had a quick phone screening and then was called for an onsite interview. The onsite interview was horrible because one of the interviewers was jumping randomly between questions. I believe the interviewer