Great Scale, Some Old Tech
Great Scale, Some Old Tech
At Microsoft, you have the opportunity to work in many different fields at a very large scale.
Benefits and compensation are competitive, and it's a great location if you aren't interested in living downtown somewhere.
Work-life balance is considered important, so you won't find yourself working 12-hour days.
With the removal of stack ranking, many of the common cons associated with Microsoft have been eliminated. Most cons have been the result of my particular teams, but Microsoft does use some older technology for engineering, which can be cumbersome. Be careful if you sign up for a "quality" role, as you may not be getting what you expect.
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Software Engineer II
Start with an online coding test. If passed, they will invite you to an interview. The interview panel has four rounds: three technical and one personal skills. They ask about coding, algorithms, and system design.
Software Engineer II
Met with the hiring manager and discussed the role in-depth. We talked about myself (previous experience, Master's thesis, cool things I do for fun). The role also required a DoD Clearance, so we talked about that.
Software Engineer II
First, I had a technical round where the interviewer asked a LeetCode medium question. Then, the onsite consisted of three rounds with the Hiring Manager and senior engineers. They all asked a LeetCode medium question and some behavioral questions du
Software Engineer II
Cairo, Cairo Governorate, EgyptNovember 16, 2025Start with an online coding test. If passed, they will invite you to an interview. The interview panel has four rounds: three technical and one personal skills. They ask about coding, algorithms, and system design.
Software Engineer II
Seattle, Washington, United StatesOctober 21, 2025Met with the hiring manager and discussed the role in-depth. We talked about myself (previous experience, Master's thesis, cool things I do for fun). The role also required a DoD Clearance, so we talked about that.
Software Engineer II
CanadaOctober 16, 2025First, I had a technical round where the interviewer asked a LeetCode medium question. Then, the onsite consisted of three rounds with the Hiring Manager and senior engineers. They all asked a LeetCode medium question and some behavioral questions du
