Cool products to work on and good experience. Remote work is easy if that is something you want.
Work just as hard as other tech companies for less money. You have to make senior or else you will eventually be let go.
For all the top 20 or so SWE roles I checked on their career website, I see security screening or cloud background check. Can someone on a work visa pass or have those? From what I see online, you need to be US citizen to pass them. Is that so? May be that’s why my resume isn’t selected for 10s of...Read more
I was in Microsoft security and was laid off. It has been f***n frustrating last month. Appl and googl where I tried relentlessly don’t give any shit and no response in resumes though they are actively hiring security engineers. Let me tell how it feels like after working like a dog for an entir...Read more
Hey everyone, anyone know what to expect for this interview? The differences I’ve seen in interviews for all the different FAANGs for security engineering roles have been insane, wanted to know what to expect . Is it leetcode? Scripting? Tc: 268k YOE: 6
I have got an offer from Msft Security org - Sonar / Core platform team (IDC, Hyderabad) Majority of the team is based out of Redmond, and seems like they are building a new team in India as well. (Current team size ~5) Any idea about how this org is in terms of work, culture, WLB and growth? Off...Read more
Could someone from Microsoft comment on what exactly is Azure Cloud+AI+Security? There is a lot of buzzwords there. Is it a real respected software engineering team? What is the day to day like? What are some of the shit they have to deal with?
How tough is it to join as 64 from Google L4? What's the TC for 64 currently? Tc: 320
I got job offer (level 59 - SDE1) in Azure cloud security core services team at Microsoft Redmond. How good is the team and what are the future career prospects if I accept the job offer? Is it the good team to be at Microsoft now? Any insights are greatly appreciated.
I am looking to try and land a gig at Microsoft in the senior security engineer role. Just curious if anyone could provide any insight into how it is to work there, what do you actually do and are there any teams that are toxic or should be avoided? Thanks for the help #microsoft #securityengin...Read more
It's an internal facing group that protects Microsoft from outside threats. It's a part of Core Services Engineering. Is it a good team to join in Microsoft? Can I move easily from SIE to Azure three months after joining if I don't like that team? I have an offer from Microsoft, but it's from this ...Read more
Why does Microsoft have a severe shortage of security roles? I want to move into security and everything is software engineer based. I hate coding. I did it for money and hate it. I’ve been doing it since college and I’m miserable. Would look to do security but teams like identity don’t even do trad...Read more
Hi guys, I attended an hiring event for cloud solutions architect security, I had 3 rounds of interviews and they all went really well. I got feedback from the interviewers cos I always ask the question, “is there anything you wanted more on, or anything I didn’t quite answer well?” And they all sa...Read more
Hello - I have a virtual round of interviews coming up for Microsoft Azure security (GBB team / pre-sales). Can anyone please share your past experience and pointers for the 3 rounds of interview? Thank you!
I don't think there's been a Quarter that Microsoft is not in the news for some hack. Microsoft pioneered alot of security practices yet it looks like they have a lot of misses in production. Google and Amazon are barely ever in the news. I am really curious why at this point
Hey! Have my first interview with Microsoft (IR) and was wondering what I should expect? Also what’s the team like and wlb expectations? Thanks!! #microsoft Tc: 165 Yoe: 3
I see lots of jobs in Microsoft asking for upgrade from ts to ts/sci. What happens if you don’t get the upgrade? Does Microsoft help accommodate?
Hi guys, I am going to have a set of 4 interviews with the Microsoft Windows OS team. One of them is about security design and the other one on code audit kind of interview. Do you guys ever had such interview and what you have been asked? How should one approach the design questions? 🤔 #cybersecu...Read more
Any tips on what to anticipate for the interview for a security engineer* position? (Applying as new grad) EDIT: * with a SWE or security engineer focus
Are there any Amazon/Microsoft swe that work in Virginia on here? I’m curious about the wlb, teams, and projects #Microsoft #amazon
I completed an interview for Azure about a week and a half ago. The feedback was they want to make an offer but they are just looking for a team to allocate me into. Is this normal? Anyways L6 SA at AWS YoE 14 TC 215k Texas
How much can I expect for a cyber security consultant role at Microsoft? #cybersecurity