Life @ Building 99 - MSR
Life @ Building 99 - MSR
- Lots of smart people
- Great work-life balance
- Good comp package
Lots of people that think they're really smart... Attention-seeking divas galore. No real concept of shipping software.
- Focus on results rather than on white papers; publications do not mean much if they're re-factoring someone else's patent.
- Get a real Dev manager to drive development.
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Redmond, WashingtonNovember 1, 2016The interview process was an all-day event, during which I spoke with five different team members. The interviews were intensive, covering a wide range of topics such as how I would handle various programming situations, interactions with disagreeing
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