The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Microsoft (Bellevue, WA) in Oct 2009
Interview
Had one phone interview with a developer who asked about reversing a string. Got an on-campus interview a few weeks later. Had 5 interviews with 5 different testers and team members. I was asked both testing and coding questions. The first interview was with a tester who asked me to test a safety card hanging on the wall. I was asked a linked list question during the next interview and coded on a white board. The third interview was a lunch interview. The guy seemed to be in a hurry because he asked me two easy coding questions before heading to lunch which made me more nervous. The forth interview was a higher level question about a 12 sided di and how many colors it took to color it. The last interview was with a tester who just asked a few 'get to know you' questions including why should I hire you. Overall a good experience.
Write an algorithm to pick the mayor of a town. There is a random number that is chosen and every nth person on the list is deleted until the mayor is chosen.
Expect technical deep dives, coding challenges, and problem-solving scenarios. Questions will probe your knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and software design, assessing your ability to build robust systems. yes yus yes
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft in Jan 2024
Interview
Technical 3 round interview questions
Mangerial 1 round interview questions
Hr 1 round questions
But complex questions
All the best all the best best best very good option and good benefits
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Situational questions like reasoning for the approach
Nice and smooth the interviewer were really very helpful and knowledgeable also they try to help while giving interview and also when I have the interview they acknowledged if I was saying right or wrong so overall nice experience
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
2 coding rounds one on implementation and another on dsa
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 64% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) roles take an average of 23 days to get hired, when considering 487 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Microsoft overall takes an average of 30 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Microsoft as a Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) according to 487 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 37%
Phone interview: 26%
Skills test: 16%
Background check: 7%
Personality test: 5%
Group panel interview: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Presentation: 1%
Other: 1%
Drug test: 0%
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