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.
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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