Honestly, a toss-up on quality. All depends on your team and manager
Honestly, a toss-up on quality. All depends on your team and manager
Great pay and benefits, name recognition, interesting work, and I learned so much.
(Potentially a minority of teams at the company) High-pressure environments with little forgiveness for mistakes and low empathy.
(On my team) Too much pride. Some become rigid because of it and do not adjust to their employees' needs. This is disheartening.
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The first round was on campus. The interviewer was kind, and the problem was a straightforward recursion programming problem. I was then invited for an on-site interview the next day. The on-site interview had four rounds. Problems in the first two
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I applied for a software engineer position at Microsoft about three months ago. There was a phone interview, and then they moved on to technical interviews. If you are well-prepared, you will be okay. They were very nice. Like any other interview,
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It was a straightforward technical loop overall, with strong interviewers at every stage. I genuinely enjoyed the in-depth conversations around technical challenges and algorithmic problem-solving. The entire process felt well-structured and genuinel
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Seattle, Washington, United StatesJanuary 1, 2016The first round was on campus. The interviewer was kind, and the problem was a straightforward recursion programming problem. I was then invited for an on-site interview the next day. The on-site interview had four rounds. Problems in the first two
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Seattle, Washington, United StatesJanuary 1, 2019I applied for a software engineer position at Microsoft about three months ago. There was a phone interview, and then they moved on to technical interviews. If you are well-prepared, you will be okay. They were very nice. Like any other interview,
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Seattle, Washington, United StatesJune 15, 2026It was a straightforward technical loop overall, with strong interviewers at every stage. I genuinely enjoyed the in-depth conversations around technical challenges and algorithmic problem-solving. The entire process felt well-structured and genuinel
