Microsoft

Cloud Solution Architect Interview Experience

January 25, 2019

Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

Initial call with recruiter
Phone screen with a Cloud Solution Architect
In-person interviews (3 total):
- Two presentations
- One manager discussion
Discussion with second recruiter
Discussion with hiring manager and second Cloud Solution Architect
Discussion with second recruiter again
Offer

Questions

Asked about Vnets, VMs, IaaS, ports, and how to move customers to new solutions and new operating models.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 16 interview experiences for the Microsoft Cloud Solution Architect role in United States.

Success Rate

56%

Pass Rate

Microsoft's interview process for their Cloud Solution Architect roles in the United States is on the easier side as most engineers get an offer after going through it.

Experience Rating

Positive75%

Neutral6%

Negative19%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Cloud Solution Architect interview process in United States.

Microsoft Work Experiences

Flexible Office, Great Managers

Cloud Solution Architect • Current Employee

Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

Pros: The office is good, and it is not mandatory to show up often.

Cons: Flat hierarchies and good managers.

Flexible Office, Great Managers

Cloud Solution Architect • Current Employee

Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

Pros: The office is good, and it is not mandatory to show up often.

Cons: Flat hierarchies and good managers.

Nice Office, Toxic Culture

Cloud Solution Architect • Former Employee

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

February 11, 2021

Pros: The building is amazing. There is a nice room to work, nice space to collaborate with colleagues, and a very pleasant office.

Cons: Micromanagement, hypocrisies, racisms, sabotage, and if you try to seek support from HR, they will just hide the case for marketing reasons.

Nice Office, Toxic Culture

Cloud Solution Architect • Former Employee

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

February 11, 2021

Pros: The building is amazing. There is a nice room to work, nice space to collaborate with colleagues, and a very pleasant office.

Cons: Micromanagement, hypocrisies, racisms, sabotage, and if you try to seek support from HR, they will just hide the case for marketing reasons.

Learning, Great Teams, More Kpis

Cloud Solution Architect • Current Employee

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Pros: Lots of things to learn, great teams.

Cons: More and more KPIs are needed. We need to find growth everywhere.

Learning, Great Teams, More Kpis

Cloud Solution Architect • Current Employee

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Pros: Lots of things to learn, great teams.

Cons: More and more KPIs are needed. We need to find growth everywhere.

Flexible Office, Great Managers

Cloud Solution Architect • Current Employee

Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

Pros: The office is good, and it is not mandatory to show up often.

Cons: Flat hierarchies and good managers.

5.0
Flexible Office, Great Managers
Cloud Solution Architect • Current Employee
Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
April 19, 2024
Pros: The office is good, and it is not mandatory to show up often.
Cons: Flat hierarchies and good managers.

Nice Office, Toxic Culture

Cloud Solution Architect • Former Employee

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

February 11, 2021

Pros: The building is amazing. There is a nice room to work, nice space to collaborate with colleagues, and a very pleasant office.

Cons: Micromanagement, hypocrisies, racisms, sabotage, and if you try to seek support from HR, they will just hide the case for marketing reasons.

1.0
Nice Office, Toxic Culture
Cloud Solution Architect • Former Employee
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
February 11, 2021
Pros: The building is amazing. There is a nice room to work, nice space to collaborate with colleagues, and a very pleasant office.
Cons: Micromanagement, hypocrisies, racisms, sabotage, and if you try to seek support from HR, they will just hide the case for marketing reasons.

Learning, Great Teams, More Kpis

Cloud Solution Architect • Current Employee

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Pros: Lots of things to learn, great teams.

Cons: More and more KPIs are needed. We need to find growth everywhere.

4.0
Learning, Great Teams, More Kpis
Cloud Solution Architect • Current Employee
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
May 27, 2025
Pros: Lots of things to learn, great teams.
Cons: More and more KPIs are needed. We need to find growth everywhere.

Microsoft Interview Questions

Minimum Edge Reversals So Every Node Is Reachable

You're given a directed graph. Determine the minimum number of edges you need to reverse so that every node becomes reachable from node 0.

GraphsDynamic Programming

Two Sum

Find two numbers in a given array that add up to a specific target value, and return their indices. Essentially, you need to efficiently locate the pair that satisfies the sum requirement.

Valid Word

Determine if a given word is considered valid based on a specific set of rules or constraints. The goal is to check if the input string adheres to the specified validation criteria.

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