Good place to work overall
Good place to work overall
Microsoft is so big, and you can move around until you find the right team for you. Your experience at that point really just depends on the team you are in.
On most teams, I noticed that there are only one of two ways to get promoted:
- Advertise yourself as much as you can and blow your own horn.
- Stay on a team long enough that it will look bad if your manager doesn't promote you.
You can't just quietly do your work and work harder in order to get promoted. Unless you ask your manager for a promotion, you won't get one or even be considered for one.
I don't have any advice, to be honest, but this thing wants me to write something anyway.
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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
A lady reached out to me after two weeks. She asked me to take an online assessment. I did not make it past that. It seemed like one easy and one medium LeetCode question.
Software Engineer II
I was interviewed by a panel of four people, two from the same team. Although I solved three of the four questions, I received a "no hire" from one of the interviewers whose question I solved. This was because they voted with their boss, who also vot
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
Seattle, Washington, United StatesAugust 1, 2024A lady reached out to me after two weeks. She asked me to take an online assessment. I did not make it past that. It seemed like one easy and one medium LeetCode question.
Software Engineer II
Seattle, Washington, United StatesJuly 1, 2021I was interviewed by a panel of four people, two from the same team. Although I solved three of the four questions, I received a "no hire" from one of the interviewers whose question I solved. This was because they voted with their boss, who also vot
