Excellent work-life balance
Excellent work-life balance
Great work-life balance (I am never expected to work more than 8 hours a day), individual offices (although this is quickly changing in the newer buildings), and amazing benefits.
Middle management isn't the best. A lot of my projects feel like they are just catering to some director's whim.
Also, there is a strong sentiment that showing some data, even if it is bad, dirty, or incomplete, is better than showing no data. I fundamentally disagree with this.
Actually make data-driven decisions. Stop trying to show bad information for the sake of showing something.
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Software Engineer II
Standard intro to CS material, algorithms analysis, and rough systems design. A lot of interview questions will test your CS fundamentals for intro-level jobs. There's nothing about big system design or architecture except in rare cases. Know your
Software Engineer II
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
I applied online. The process took 8 weeks. Microsoft Software Engineer 2 Interview Experience: Timeline: - Initial screening - Put on hold while interviewing other candidates - Full onsite loop scheduled Total Rounds: 6 (1 screening + 5 onsite)
Software Engineer II
Redmond, Washington, United StatesDecember 1, 2012Standard intro to CS material, algorithms analysis, and rough systems design. A lot of interview questions will test your CS fundamentals for intro-level jobs. There's nothing about big system design or architecture except in rare cases. Know your
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
Software Engineer II
Redmond, Washington, United StatesFebruary 2, 2026I applied online. The process took 8 weeks. Microsoft Software Engineer 2 Interview Experience: Timeline: - Initial screening - Put on hold while interviewing other candidates - Full onsite loop scheduled Total Rounds: 6 (1 screening + 5 onsite)
