Ok place to work at for average compensation
Ok place to work at for average compensation
Good benefits. Large-scale systems. Nice food options at Redmond and great learning resources.
Lower than comparable compensation.
Career progression is very team-dependent.
Top-down politics can negatively impact careers. Make sure you play along and cut losses fast.
High workloads and expectations for average total compensation (TC).
Low-energy peers.
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I got the invitation link, completed and passed every test case successfully, but surprisingly received a rejection the following week without any clear explanation, even though my performance met all expectations.
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Seattle, Washington, United StatesNovember 5, 2025I got the invitation link, completed and passed every test case successfully, but surprisingly received a rejection the following week without any clear explanation, even though my performance met all expectations.
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Seattle, Washington, United StatesNovember 4, 2025Very thorough, with lots of different steps. You need to be very prepared. It's a very corporate process, with lots of schmoozing. You'll have an introduction to different people. There are multiple interviews, including panel interviews, phone scree
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Seattle, Washington, United StatesAugust 17, 20254 rounds: * LeetCode - repeating words * Behavioural - 4 questions (STAR format) * LeetCode - Computation time * System Design - Design an IDE
