High-skilled people have the opportunity to work in big tech, improving high-impact products. There are a lot of different engineering areas, so you have the chance to see a different product every few years.
Generally, the communication sucks. Most people are cold, and the company culture itself does not encourage you to talk to your colleagues much.
Everyone is too competitive, and you tend to live inside the company.
The first round was by phone, featuring standard technical and behavioral questions. After a while, I was called for an onsite interview at Redmond. It was a full-blown technical interview, spanning two days with two different groups. For each group,
I had an on-campus interview and, several weeks later, received an on-site opportunity. On-campus: * Resume-related questions * One coding test (string-related) On-site interview: 4 rounds * Resume-related questions + coding * Coding question 1: An
College hire: One interview in college, followed by five rounds of interviews onsite.
The first round was by phone, featuring standard technical and behavioral questions. After a while, I was called for an onsite interview at Redmond. It was a full-blown technical interview, spanning two days with two different groups. For each group,
I had an on-campus interview and, several weeks later, received an on-site opportunity. On-campus: * Resume-related questions * One coding test (string-related) On-site interview: 4 rounds * Resume-related questions + coding * Coding question 1: An
College hire: One interview in college, followed by five rounds of interviews onsite.