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      Principal Software Development Engineer Interview

      Feb 11, 2017
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Redmond, WA

      Other Principal Software Development Engineer Interview Reviews for Microsoft

      Principal Software Development Engineer Interview

      Feb 25, 2017
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Bellevue, WA
      No offer
      Negative experience
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Jan 2017

      Interview

      it is tough but smooth overall, it takes a couple of hours to finish and at the end, really exhausted to answer any more questions,it is tough but smooth overall, it takes a couple of hours to finish and at the end, really exhausted to answer any more questions

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

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      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Microsoft (Bellevue, WA) in Jan 2017

      Interview

      Applied online got a call from HR(who was pretty professional and nice) and was scheduled for an interview in 2 days. I immediately had a feeling that the interviewer was absolutely not interested in either conducting the interview or had already made up his mind not to select the candidate. He asked me a very basic question, which I did in 40mins with test case and all but it is now a m9nth and have not heard back from them. The HR should have at least had the courtesy to give a feedback. I suggest having two or more people on the phone interview panel so that people can not manipulate the process of hiring talented and hardworking candidates.

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      Principal Software Development Engineer Interview

      May 7, 2016
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Seattle, WA
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Seattle, WA) in Mar 2016

      Interview

      Submitted my resume through microsoft website. Recruiter called in after 2-3 weeks. It was an hour long interview. We spoke about my resume and skillset. never got back again. emailed him after a week, but was ignored.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      general questions about the resume. previous project, what do i want to work on and my skillset.
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