Mixed bag... 50% Epic, 50% Pointless
Mixed bag... 50% Epic, 50% Pointless
- Good compensation
- Good work/life balance
- Definitely get to work on interesting and fascinating things.
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The toxic, politicized yearly review system means the focus is on individual competition rather than team collaboration.
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It's very difficult to find the right people to connect with to get things done, simply a matter of scale. As a result, the company probably runs at 10% efficiency just due to churn and communication loss.
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A lot of people have bought the Kool-Aid, which leads to some poor decisions.
- Make the review process more transparent, or you risk hemorrhaging more good people.
- Remove the nepotistic aspects of reviews; work should be rewarded, not how much your manager can fight during calibration.
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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.
