Great place to work
Great place to work
Great benefits. You work with "grown ups" who know what they're doing and have done it for a while. They recognize and accept that you have a life outside of work.
The stock price is not doing anything. You won't retire as a millionaire without making it to the top levels.
Management is paranoid about affecting the sacred cows of Windows and Office. This means that we don't even try anything that might threaten those businesses, and let our competitors take the leadership in new businesses.
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Software Engineer II
I applied to a lot of roles on the Microsoft Career Site. Out of the blue, I got an email, followed by a coordinated call from a Microsoft recruiter, for a role I hadn't applied to. He explained the role as best he could, asked me a few simple data s
Software Engineer II
I applied online, and a recruiter emailed me, stating the hiring team was interested in my candidacy. The hiring manager and a senior developer, who would conduct my phone interview, were CC'd on the email from the recruiter. I was very excited and a
Software Engineer II
Very simple and straightforward. They don't just look for the final answer; they look for how you arrived at the answer. Be sure to talk your way through deriving your answer.
Software Engineer II
Redmond, Washington, United StatesMay 1, 2015I applied to a lot of roles on the Microsoft Career Site. Out of the blue, I got an email, followed by a coordinated call from a Microsoft recruiter, for a role I hadn't applied to. He explained the role as best he could, asked me a few simple data s
Software Engineer II
Redmond, Washington, United StatesAugust 1, 2018I applied online, and a recruiter emailed me, stating the hiring team was interested in my candidacy. The hiring manager and a senior developer, who would conduct my phone interview, were CC'd on the email from the recruiter. I was very excited and a
Software Engineer II
Redmond, Washington, United StatesAugust 1, 2021Very simple and straightforward. They don't just look for the final answer; they look for how you arrived at the answer. Be sure to talk your way through deriving your answer.
