Sadly, it's not the company it once was..
Sadly, it's not the company it once was..
Great benefits!
Microsoft Research is doing some really deep thinking in exciting areas.
There are still smart people in the product groups (forget about HR, Support, etc.).
It's become a huge bureaucracy. The focus is on pleasing the shareholders (& Wall Street) instead of the customer. The "always be growing or get out" mentality pushes out good people who are happy at their current level. To get ahead, you have to sacrifice your personal life.
If you build it (quality software), they will come (with their eyeballs and wallets).
I think Apple has shown that if you care about design and listen to the customer, you will make tons of money. Why is MS so short-sighted?
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Test Manager
There will be a first round with high-level testing concepts and basic Java coding skills. Then, you will be asked to do an automation by giving a few scenarios, and a system will be provided.
Software Engineer Intern
Very straightforward, two back-to-back thirty-minute technical interviews that had a combination of LeetCode easy and medium questions, along with some behavioral questions that were sprinkled in there.
Software Engineering Intern
It was one round, two interviews: one technical and one behavioral. It took about a month to get the interview request and a week to hear back. The behavioral round also had some minimal technical questions.
Test Manager
Hyderābād, Telangana, IndiaSeptember 1, 2018There will be a first round with high-level testing concepts and basic Java coding skills. Then, you will be asked to do an automation by giving a few scenarios, and a system will be provided.
Software Engineer Intern
Redmond, Washington, United StatesNovember 21, 2025Very straightforward, two back-to-back thirty-minute technical interviews that had a combination of LeetCode easy and medium questions, along with some behavioral questions that were sprinkled in there.
Software Engineering Intern
Redmond, Washington, United StatesNovember 20, 2025It was one round, two interviews: one technical and one behavioral. It took about a month to get the interview request and a week to hear back. The behavioral round also had some minimal technical questions.
