The salary is fantastic, the benefits are top-notch, and the products you work on truly do change the world, so it is easy to find meaning in your work. The people you meet here are genuine and very intelligent, which is great considering how much time you spend with them.
Work/life balance is a little tough at times. Given the magnitude of bugs or failures in a product like Windows, fixing them is a process that will result in many late nights and giving up your weekends.
Management is often so bogged down with balancing engineering and business goals that they will sometimes be disconnected with the product and the time it takes to perform certain tasks. This is something both manager and IC should work on, but it is still a challenge.
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
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.
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
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
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.
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