Stay two years max, then get out.
Stay two years max, then get out.
The best part of a Microsoft job is the opportunity to claw your way up within Microsoft. Also, Microsoft still has a long way to coast before it completely runs out of momentum.
Shark Tank politics: your worth is dependent on your "promotional velocity" (HR's term!). You will always be graded on a curve. The curve just doesn't have a fixed shape anymore. Rewards are still angled towards Hero Coders, and make no mistake, the company is still dependent on them.
When you see a clique or subset of people all boosting each other in peer feedback, that's not the healthy organization that you've been led to believe.
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First round OA with two questions, about LeetCode medium. Final round: three technical interviews, with coding questions. Since the JD mentioned language C, the coding question was done with C.
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I had a 45-minute phone call with a recruiter regarding an engineering position. They discussed the specific team I was applying to join, as well as Microsoft's workplace culture in general.
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The interview was easy. Most of the questions they asked were LeetCode easy. Unfortunately, I haven't been selected even after answering everything perfectly. I think they rejected me because of the ongoing visa issues.
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Redmond, Washington, United StatesOctober 1, 2025First round OA with two questions, about LeetCode medium. Final round: three technical interviews, with coding questions. Since the JD mentioned language C, the coding question was done with C.
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Redmond, Washington, United StatesSeptember 11, 2025I had a 45-minute phone call with a recruiter regarding an engineering position. They discussed the specific team I was applying to join, as well as Microsoft's workplace culture in general.
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Redmond, Washington, United StatesSeptember 1, 2025The interview was easy. Most of the questions they asked were LeetCode easy. Unfortunately, I haven't been selected even after answering everything perfectly. I think they rejected me because of the ongoing visa issues.
