Microsoft - less money but more work/life balance
Microsoft - less money but more work/life balance
Great place to work. Some specific teams are under more pressure, but on the whole, there is a great work/life balance.
There's an "always learning" mentality, with monthly days of learning and annual hackathons.
People are amazing. They take care in who they hire, which leads to a cohesive workplace.
Flexible working hours with no current return-to-office (RTO) in place.
If you end up on a stressful team, the politics of a company this size becomes clear.
No international work benefit.
Less money than other similar-sized big tech firms in the area.
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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
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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
