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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Got referred, and the hiring manager reached out within a few weeks. We quickly set up an initial call and then moved on to a phone screen with an engineer from the organization. I got nervous during the interview, even though I knew how to solve th
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This was a "hiring event" where 10 people were flown in together. They met the coordinators as a group, then were each given their own room. Each candidate was interviewed by 4 Microsoft employees for 45 minutes per interview. There was a 15-minute
Software Engineer II
There were four technical rounds, including one with the Hiring Manager, which was also technical. The first round was an online coding round. The level of questions was good. Then, three face-to-face rounds followed. These mostly focused on Data S
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RemoteNovember 1, 2022Got referred, and the hiring manager reached out within a few weeks. We quickly set up an initial call and then moved on to a phone screen with an engineer from the organization. I got nervous during the interview, even though I knew how to solve th
Software Engineer II
Redmond, Washington, United StatesFebruary 1, 2015This was a "hiring event" where 10 people were flown in together. They met the coordinators as a group, then were each given their own room. Each candidate was interviewed by 4 Microsoft employees for 45 minutes per interview. There was a 15-minute
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IndiaNovember 17, 2022There were four technical rounds, including one with the Hiring Manager, which was also technical. The first round was an online coding round. The level of questions was good. Then, three face-to-face rounds followed. These mostly focused on Data S
