The Company Moves Forward, but Expect Snags
The Company Moves Forward, but Expect Snags
A very interesting time to be at Microsoft. There's a lot of high-profile projects and work being done to make the company feel modern and more streamlined. There's lots to learn, lots to see and experience, and the work is varied.
Satya is a charismatic and engaging visionary, and to have him at the helm seems to energize people much more than Balmer or even Gates did. The money and benefits are fantastic.
Team experience may vary. A lot of times things are very bogged down in technical debt, which may throw you off guard.
Teams can be relatively slow to adapt to new technologies, mostly through inertia.
Food isn't free, which is not the norm for most modern tech companies.
Still may layers of bureaucracy, so be wary.
Work-life balance is mostly what you make of it, and is sort of a familiar lie.
Continue to focus on pushing forward, as well as making time to keep teams up to date with the rest of the industry. A 10% focus of every engineer on documentation would help make onboarding easier.
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The interview process is pretty standard. The first round is a talk with the recruiter. Then, the second round is usually a technical screening. The final round is a four-round interview loop, typically including: * Two technical interviews * One
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Interview was pretty straightforward. The onsite had four rounds, with the last round being with a senior manager. The senior manager was actually pretty nice, and he even helped me figure out some things that I was having trouble with initially.
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A corporate recruiter contacted me via email. After completing their OTS, I received an invitation to interview onsite in Redmond. The entire process took one month. It seems they want to hire as soon as possible. They extended an offer, which was
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Redmond, Washington, United StatesFebruary 1, 2024The interview process is pretty standard. The first round is a talk with the recruiter. Then, the second round is usually a technical screening. The final round is a four-round interview loop, typically including: * Two technical interviews * One
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Redmond, Washington, United StatesJanuary 1, 2021Interview was pretty straightforward. The onsite had four rounds, with the last round being with a senior manager. The senior manager was actually pretty nice, and he even helped me figure out some things that I was having trouble with initially.
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Redmond, Washington, United StatesSeptember 1, 2019A corporate recruiter contacted me via email. After completing their OTS, I received an invitation to interview onsite in Redmond. The entire process took one month. It seems they want to hire as soon as possible. They extended an offer, which was
