Great Pay, Smart People, Infighting
Great Pay, Smart People, Infighting
Great benefits. Great compensation. Smart people. Flexibility to move around the company. Great support and technology options. You can use the best tools for the job.
Infighting is still a very real problem at MS. There has been a major push to remove the once toxic competition between orgs over the last few years, but it's still gaining traction.
Re-orgs, leadership turnover, and office moves are frequent.
Keep pushing the One Microsoft idea. Unhealthy competition between orgs is getting better, but still exists.
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After a short on-campus screening, I did not hear back until many months later when a representative asked me to arrange travel details to their HQ for an interview. I had a few personal scheduling hiccups, but the company was very accommodating. Th
Software Development Engineer
The first round was on campus at the university. Then they flew me to MS for the second round at Microsoft's headquarters in Redmond. I had four interviews on that day, each lasting 45 minutes with a 15-minute break between them. There were three tec
Software Development Engineer
The interview asked about my background and my interests. Then he asked me about the MS products I have used. He was majoring in MS OneNote and asked whether I have experience with it. He then asked for my comments or suggestions on MS products. N
Software Development Engineer
Redmond, Washington, United StatesApril 1, 2011After a short on-campus screening, I did not hear back until many months later when a representative asked me to arrange travel details to their HQ for an interview. I had a few personal scheduling hiccups, but the company was very accommodating. Th
Software Development Engineer
Redmond, Washington, United StatesFebruary 1, 2015The first round was on campus at the university. Then they flew me to MS for the second round at Microsoft's headquarters in Redmond. I had four interviews on that day, each lasting 45 minutes with a 15-minute break between them. There were three tec
Software Development Engineer
Redmond, Washington, United StatesOctober 1, 2010The interview asked about my background and my interests. Then he asked me about the MS products I have used. He was majoring in MS OneNote and asked whether I have experience with it. He then asked for my comments or suggestions on MS products. N
