Good compensation, good work-life balance.
Burnout, old tech stack, team size too large
I received a call from the recruiter, who then set up a phone screen with a member of the hiring team. This process took about a week. After clearing the technical screen, I was invited onsite for a round of interviews. The entire process took about
- Phone interview: Explained my background for about 10 minutes. Then the interviewer asked one coding question. Coding was done using a shared editor. The problem was about a simple tree manipulation algorithm. - Onsite Interview: Five rounds plus
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
I received a call from the recruiter, who then set up a phone screen with a member of the hiring team. This process took about a week. After clearing the technical screen, I was invited onsite for a round of interviews. The entire process took about
- Phone interview: Explained my background for about 10 minutes. Then the interviewer asked one coding question. Coding was done using a shared editor. The problem was about a simple tree manipulation algorithm. - Onsite Interview: Five rounds plus
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