Работа в Microsoft

В общем меня тут Микрософт соблазняет. Дособлазняли до того, что я полчаса трепался с ними по мобильному (кошмар! входящие-то не бесплатно все-таки!!!). Тем не менее, пригласили меня, балбеса на интервью и я туда не деалее как 2-го февраля иду. Прислали вот это (ниже), так что ознакомьтесь.

Сове резюме им я отправил в _апреле_ прошлого года - на быструю реакцию рассчитывать не следует.

Пошел текст письма.

There are multiple positions open, so please share the information with someone as good as you are.

What is a qualified candidate?

* Someone who has (or will be completing this year) a bachelor's (four year or more) degree in Computer Science or a related field

* Someone that has very strong abilities to write code in C/C++/C#

* Someone that is very driven and passionate about technology, desiring to make software products that will go all over the world

* Someone with fluent English speaking skills

WHATEVER YOU DO, DO IT AT MICROSOFT

The reason so many people from various disciplines come to Microsoft is because we provide the most exciting challenges in the industry. Since our inception in 1975, Microsoft's mission has been to create software for the personal computer that empowers and enriches people in the workplace, at school and at home. Microsoft's early vision of a computer on every desk and in every home is coupled today with a strong commitment to Internet -related technologies that expand the power and reach of the PC and its users. You can help shape the industry in nearly countless ways, all while gaining invaluable experience. Our casual environment lends itself to freer thinking and therefore, creative problem-solving. However, the coolest part of all is the diversity of jobs. You're guaranteed not to be bored.

We invite you to join us in the .NET age, the most exciting generation of our products. You could create a world of change in one of these pivotal, Redmond, Washington USA area positions in the Microsoft product groups. Here is a list of the core positions we will be looking to fill.

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT FULL-TIME POSITIONS

Software Design Engineer

Writes product code and solves complex problems. Proficient in C/C++/C#.

"You come in every morning and check up on what you've built the night before, see if you've broken anything, or if you've got any bugs to take care of. Right now I'm working on three different design features, so I've got maybe three status meetings a week to check in with everybody--the testers, the developers, the Program Managers, and together we figure out what we need to do. The core of my job is designing new features and figuring out how to get them to work. I loved that you could pursue an idea seriously in college and have other people around to talk to about it. I wanted to stay in a place like that. And Microsoft turned out to be that place."

Qualifications: A BA/BS or graduate degree in computer science or related technical discipline. Strong coding skills, proficiency in C/C++/C#, vision, and a passion for technical excellence.

Software Design Engineer in Test

Creates tools to test and improve products. Proficient in C/C++/C#.

"Essentially, the old notion was that as a tester," Jake explains, "you'd get a big chunk of code already written, and debug it. My team is trying to make computers more useful, so we're looking at everything in a new way: including testing. Here, I've been able to develop a smarter testing tool, which I'm trying to patent. And now, I spend a lot of time going around to other groups in the company, explaining the methodology and working with them to solve their own problems. I also make sure my product goes up bug free, and make sure a solution is created for any bugs before it launches. I meet with other teams and with Developers and Program Managers, and I write whitepapers. And I help to shape the product early on."

Qualifications: A BA/BS or graduate degree in computer science, electrical engineering or related technical discipline. Strong coding skills, proficiency in C/C++, Visual Basic experience, and a relentless attention to detail.

Software Test Engineer

Designs and executes strategies to test products and delivers input about a product feature set. Knowledge of Visual BasicR and C++ is useful.

"The product I work on," Andy says, "the Pocket PC, is going to change the way people live their lives, in the way the PC did 20 years ago. To do it right, every person has to own a big piece of the problem: mine is test. I work with project managers, developers, and designers, and I come up with a plan of attack to test the product we're working on. And then, once we implement the code, I execute that plan. We triage the bugs that appear in the code, consider them in terms of severity, and slot them to be fixed. And," he says with a laugh, "I just have to identify the problems. I don't have to solve them!"

Qualifications: A BA/BS or graduate degree in computer science, electrical engineering or related technical discipline. Experience in C/C++ and Visual Basic experience, and a high degree of concentration.

All positions are at our corporate headquarters in Redmond, Washington, USA. We do require functional level English language skills, written and spoken.

If you are interested, please email your CV in English to uwork@microsoft.com and/or a-jillj@microsoft.com

Сходил. Поговорил. Поспрашивали. Результат будет через две недели.

Организовано это следующим образом - 5 интервьюируемых, 5 интервьюирующих. Одна леди - эйчар манагер, джентельмены - индус - программер, дающий простые "олимпиадные" задачки с труднопонимаемыми условиями и не знающий, что такое MPI, китаец - тестер, молоденький мальчик, попросившйи меня написать вставление в список, руководитель группы тестирования - судя по всму, ямайский американец, попросивший написать atoi, а потом протестировать ее, а потом долго расспрашивавший меня, зачем это мне уходить с такой хорошей работы непонятно куда и еще один руководитель группы тестирования, давший несложную задачку на манипуляцию с массивом.

Может, еще кто-то был? Не помню...

Теоретически, два года назад я к этому собеседованию был готов гораздо лучше.

С языком проблем не было, с другой стороны, можно предположить, что тех, у кого могли быть проблемы с языком, они отсеяли на телефонном собеседовании.

Судя по тому, что говорили ребята, которые были на собеседовании, те, кто кинул свое резюме на a-jillj@microsoft.com вполне могли на это собеседование попасть.

Посему спрашиваю: а вы как?

Можно тебе пару приватных вопросиков задать? ;)

whois меня расколок по самое непикачу.