Build Engineer Interview Experience - Beijing, China
November 11, 2014
Negative ExperienceGot Offer
Process
There are 6 rounds of interviews in total:
- 1 HR recruiter interview over the phone.
- 2-3 technical interviews about coding, design, and technology, with some behavioral questions.
- 1 hiring manager interview. This is usually easy, as by this point, the overall comment on you should be positive.
- 1 manager interview. At this point, you have pretty much beaten most of the candidates. There are just a few more to go through. This is usually easy as well, since the big boss may do most of the talking here.
Questions
questions are normal
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Microsoft Build Engineer role in Beijing, China.
Success Rate
100%
Pass Rate
Microsoft's interview process for their Build Engineer roles in Beijing, China is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
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Negative100%
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Microsoft's Build Engineer interview process in Beijing, China.
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