Everything depends on how much your manager likes you
Everything depends on how much your manager likes you
This is a place where you can literally find a huge range of products to work on: devices, enterprise software, web services, automotive, and of course Windows/Office.
Lots of smart people who are very passionate and motivated, with high energy. A great place to learn.
Benefits are great, especially the health benefits.
The company is now very big. If you're at a junior level, there's a good chance you'll drown in the crowd, or the competition will be intense. Managers have a lot of power over their directs. If your manager likes you, good things happen to you. If not, bad things happen to you.
Reviews tend to hinge heavily on the opinion of one person: the manager.
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Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET)
Campus interview. Then, an on-site interview. The on-site interview took a whole day, and I interviewed with 5 people.
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET)
On-campus interview at university, then Redmond. The interviewer disregarded groups I was interested in and had me interview with a group unrelated to what I had specified. The campus interview was straightforward. The Redmond interview was diffic
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET)
The phone interview was easy enough. Typical questions included writing a function to print the Nth Fibonacci number and how to test a calculator. Microsoft then invited me to Redmond for an on-site interview three weeks later. I was confident up un
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET)
Redmond, Washington, United StatesDecember 1, 2010Campus interview. Then, an on-site interview. The on-site interview took a whole day, and I interviewed with 5 people.
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET)
Redmond, Washington, United StatesNovember 1, 2013On-campus interview at university, then Redmond. The interviewer disregarded groups I was interested in and had me interview with a group unrelated to what I had specified. The campus interview was straightforward. The Redmond interview was diffic
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET)
Redmond, Washington, United StatesJanuary 1, 2010The phone interview was easy enough. Typical questions included writing a function to print the Nth Fibonacci number and how to test a calculator. Microsoft then invited me to Redmond for an on-site interview three weeks later. I was confident up un
