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      Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) Interview

      Mar 11, 2010
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Redmond, WA
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Jan 2010

      Interview

      The phone interview was easy enough. Typical questions like writing a function to print out the Nth Fibonacci number and how to test a calculator. MS then invited me to Redmond for an on-site interview three weeks later. I was confident up until the third interviewer, who was more confrontational than the rest. The fourth interviewer took me to the employee cafeteria on the top floor for lunch, and later back to his office for more questioning. I was exhausted by the time I finally met the fifth and final interviewer, and made plenty mistakes that ultimately led to a no offer. As this is a SDET position, the interview questions were consisted of mostly coding questions and how to test them, with a brief discussion on design pattern (explain singleton), and one puzzle (divide the clock into segments using two lines so that the numbers in segment add up to the same sum.)

      Interview questions [2]

      Question 1

      Generate all permutations of a string and determine if each is in the dictionary. Find an efficient data structure for the dictionary.
      2 Answers

      Question 2

      Delete the Nth node from the end of a linked list.
      Answer question

      Other Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) Interview Reviews for Microsoft

      Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) Interview

      Apr 4, 2025
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Microsoft

      Interview

      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

      Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) Interview

      Nov 27, 2024
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      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
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      Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) Interview

      Dec 5, 2023
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Bangalore Rural
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Microsoft (Bangalore Rural)

      Interview

      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
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      Microsoft interviews FAQs

      • 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%

      • Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -

        1. Software Engineer(6665) ;
        2. Senior Software Engineer(1760) ;
        3. Program Manager(1400) ;
        4. Software Engineer II(1052) ;
        5. Software Development Engineer(888) ;
        6. Senior Program Manager(861) ;
        7. Product Manager(728) ;
        8. Intern(689) ;
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        10. Software Developer(669) ;
        11. Software Development Engineer (SDE)(631) ;
        12. Consultant(548) ;
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        14. Director(533) ;
        15. Project Manager(480) .


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