Hit or Miss - Many better places to work. Not as glamorous as it seems
Hit or Miss - Many better places to work. Not as glamorous as it seems
- Compensation Benefits (not the best in the industry, though)
- Perks
- Health Insurance is very good
- Very political. Many managers are people who are the loudest, not the most knowledgeable or capable.
- Experience varies by team. Some teams are very toxic.
- Finger-pointing and back-stabbing culture.
- Not as glamorous as it seems. 80% of the work gets accomplished by 20% of the people.
- Focus on hiring people that actually want to do work and build products, not people that want to rest and vest. These people tend to block and be intimidated by people that actually want to get work done.
- Be cautious that many managers are leftover from Steve Ballmer's time and still have that mindset, or some teams still have that mindset. Be cautious that these people are not blocking the progress of others.
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You first go to a career fair, speak with a bunch of recruiters and send out your resume. Then there's a phone screen where you talk to a recruiter/employee, and then an onsite interview at Redmond, Washington.
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Two back-to-back interviews in one day. Topics covered were linked lists and hash maps. The questions were pretty straightforward and not typical LeetCode-style problems. It wasn't too difficult, but this role was more systems-heavy.
Principal Software Engineer
Redmond, Washington, United StatesSeptember 28, 2018I unfortunately had a very bad experience with more than one Microsoft recruiter. They all treated candidates in a very sloppy and irresponsible way. All other companies' recruiters have done their due diligence to complete some internal screening pr
Software Engineer
Redmond, Washington, United StatesNovember 1, 2017You first go to a career fair, speak with a bunch of recruiters and send out your resume. Then there's a phone screen where you talk to a recruiter/employee, and then an onsite interview at Redmond, Washington.
Software Engineer Intern
Redmond, Washington, United StatesSeptember 25, 2025Two back-to-back interviews in one day. Topics covered were linked lists and hash maps. The questions were pretty straightforward and not typical LeetCode-style problems. It wasn't too difficult, but this role was more systems-heavy.
