Microsoft was a great learning experience
Microsoft was a great learning experience
Good work-life balance if you can get housing nearby. Opportunity to work with individuals from diverse backgrounds. With Balmer's departure, things can only get better.
Salary is so-so. Middle management culture. Traffic in greater Seattle is a nightmare.
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Microsoft Interview Experiences
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET)
On-campus interview that involved very little programming, mostly discussion. Asked about how to implement a function which prints 1-10 and then prints it backwards, using both recursion and then iteratively. On-site interviews were tougher. Full da
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET)
Actually, it is very difficult to get an interview. I call submitting a resume through the career site a black hole. As one time, I tried to prove that point and submitted my resume to literally all the SDE and SDET positions, and I did not get a sin
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET)
A basic phone screen was conducted by a technical recruiter. It started with a review of my work history and experience. The conversation then transitioned into a technical skills quiz. During the quiz, I was asked about: * Operating systems * Co
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET)
Redmond, Washington, United StatesMay 1, 2010On-campus interview that involved very little programming, mostly discussion. Asked about how to implement a function which prints 1-10 and then prints it backwards, using both recursion and then iteratively. On-site interviews were tougher. Full da
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET)
Redmond, Washington, United StatesFebruary 1, 2011Actually, it is very difficult to get an interview. I call submitting a resume through the career site a black hole. As one time, I tried to prove that point and submitted my resume to literally all the SDE and SDET positions, and I did not get a sin
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET)
Redmond, Washington, United StatesApril 1, 2009A basic phone screen was conducted by a technical recruiter. It started with a review of my work history and experience. The conversation then transitioned into a technical skills quiz. During the quiz, I was asked about: * Operating systems * Co
