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Updated Feb 12, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Software Development Engineer at Microsoft
Posted Feb 12, 2012
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3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2010 in Redmond, WA (took 3 weeks)
I had four 1:1 interview. Questions were general algorithm based on trees, arrays and strings. My last interview did not go too well so was rejected.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Licensing at Microsoft
Posted Feb 11, 2012
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3.0
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2010 in Redmond, WA (took 4+ weeks)
Very scientific, probing process including problem solving. Dress casually. Be prepared to answer a series of questions related any number of problems.
Good people but bureaucratic process.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Background Check.
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Product Manager at Microsoft
Posted Feb 5, 2012
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3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jul 2010 in Redmond, WA (took 2 months)
Applied online, said I knew someone who worked there (true.) Lots of questions about why I had returned to Seattle after being gone many years. Was not asked the typical 'trick' Microsoft questions you find online. It seemed they really wanted experienced people who knew content (writing, grammar, etc) and throwing developer-type trick questions at interviewees was not the way to get a good hire. I showed several writing samples, etc. It was a positive experience, but I found another job before they offered me anything.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Public Relations at Microsoft
Posted Jan 31, 2012
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2011 in Redmond, WA (took 2 days)
Mine was an internal interview loop that lasted two days, two directors, two technical managers, hiring manager, peer, and GM. Microsoft tends to have what's called an AA (As Appropriate), which is when you know you're a serious contender. Many people never make it to the AA.
I had to send some emails to follow-up, but otherwise the process was thorough and professional. I must have been runner-up because they kept me on hold longer than they had initially noted.
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I applied In-Person and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) II at Microsoft
Posted Jan 30, 2012
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4.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2011 in Redmond, WA (took 2 weeks)
Went on site interview. Interviewers was nice and recruiter prepared and calmed me for the upcoming interviews. Went through 5 interviews but did not get an offer. Interview questions ranged from algo questions to design questions.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Skills Test.
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Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) at Microsoft
Posted Jan 29, 2012
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4.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2011 in Redmond, WA (took 2 months)
At first, had a technical interview with a senior SDE and one with recruiter. Then got an interview day in Moscow. There were 4 interviews with 4 different people from separate teams. Each of them asked to solve couple of problems and used to ask how would you test your own solution
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Negotiation Details
The just gave me an offer without any negotiations.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Skills Test and a Background Check.
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Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) at Microsoft
Posted Jan 26, 2012
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2011 in Redmond, WA (took 3 weeks)
5 interviews including a first HR interview. Last hiring manager
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Reason for Declining
Location reasons
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Program Manager at Microsoft
Posted Jan 26, 2012
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3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jul 2011 in Redmond, WA (took 2+ weeks)
The interviews went well and I was told that I got a hire. I had three peer interview, a manager and a Group Manager (as appropriate). Unfortunately the job itself was pulled and no one got hired.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Program Manager at Microsoft
Posted Jan 26, 2012
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2012 in Redmond, WA (took 6 weeks)
The phone interviewer was with an HR person who asked a few questions about my interests, my experience, and my career plans. Then she asked me to ask her questions I would need to design a shoe.
Microsoft pays all expenses for three days and two nights of travel for the interview in Redmond. You meet with the recruiter and 3-5 senior program managers. I interviewed for SharePoint. A lot of the questions were about designing a product and defending my design choice. This may seem obvious, but I was told that you should always ask "Who is it for?" when they tell you to design something so you know your target audience.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Skills Test.
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Software Design Engineer In Test (Contract) at Microsoft
Posted Jan 26, 2012
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2011 in Redmond, WA (took a day)
1/2 hour with one interviewer and 1/2 hour with the other which turned into 1 hour. Hiring manager was out of town so didn't get to interview with her.
Interview Questions
2) How do you test a parking meter? Then I was asked a coding question on how to write a nested loop function to manipulate two arrays set of numbers
Negotiation Details
Very little or no negotiation with Vendor Agency since this was a contract position. I was offerred W2 hourly rate with $1 difference with holiday pay only and no other benefits; and another $1 difference with vacation+medical+401K, or 1099 which is almost 20% higher than W2 rate.
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I got the interview through a Staffing Agency and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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