Company: Microsoft
Date: 2013-06-04
Overall rating: 4/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Senior

Choose a group which is appropriate to your personality, small vs. big, deadline oriented vs. design oriented
Pros: I was very productive only after I understood the Microsoft culture - getting things done with initiative. My work was more visible in smaller groups. I was a little lost in bigger groups and I had shied away when I did not get the recognition - never do that.
Cons: I disagree with the interview process - very often the puzzles hardly test anything if the candidate has seen the solution earlier. You can only do so much during the limited time. Some of the best software designers I have seen work methodically, slowly and iteratively.