Microsoft

Engineering Interview Experience

June 1, 2008

Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Very difficult interview process.

Questions

What are your three worst traits?

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 12 interview experiences for the Microsoft Engineering role.

Success Rate

42%

Pass Rate

Microsoft's interview process for their Engineering roles is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive67%

Neutral25%

Negative8%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Engineering interview process.

Microsoft Work Experiences

Great Benefits, No Complaints

Engineering • Former Employee

Jakarta, Indonesia

Pros: It's good to work here. Good benefits.

Cons: Nothing to say currently, ya.

Great Benefits, No Complaints

Engineering • Former Employee

Jakarta, Indonesia

Pros: It's good to work here. Good benefits.

Cons: Nothing to say currently, ya.

Good Balance, Lower Pay

Engineering • Current Employee

Pros: Good work and life balance

Cons: Pay is on the lower side.

Good Balance, Lower Pay

Engineering • Current Employee

Pros: Good work and life balance

Cons: Pay is on the lower side.

Smart, hard-working people... too much bureaucracy

Engineering • Former Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: The pay and benefits are fantastic. It is a stable company. It's not going anywhere. It's a big company. When you get bored, you can transfer to another product without losing your pay, benefits, seniority, etc. Many groups are doing exciting work. People around the world depend on the software and product you make. I had great work-life balance, but this depends on the group.

Cons: It is a mature company, and with stability comes a slower reaction speed. If you are really action-oriented, you may find this to be tedious. Strangers yell at you on airplanes for being evil because they have demonized your employer. This is childish and inaccurate. Microsoft isn't evil. The employees aren't evil. Everyone is doing their best for customers. But that doesn't stop trolls, and trolls are really damn annoying.

Smart, hard-working people... too much bureaucracy

Engineering • Former Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: The pay and benefits are fantastic. It is a stable company. It's not going anywhere. It's a big company. When you get bored, you can transfer to another product without losing your pay, benefits, seniority, etc. Many groups are doing exciting work. People around the world depend on the software and product you make. I had great work-life balance, but this depends on the group.

Cons: It is a mature company, and with stability comes a slower reaction speed. If you are really action-oriented, you may find this to be tedious. Strangers yell at you on airplanes for being evil because they have demonized your employer. This is childish and inaccurate. Microsoft isn't evil. The employees aren't evil. Everyone is doing their best for customers. But that doesn't stop trolls, and trolls are really damn annoying.

Great Benefits, No Complaints

Engineering • Former Employee

Jakarta, Indonesia

Pros: It's good to work here. Good benefits.

Cons: Nothing to say currently, ya.

5.0
Great Benefits, No Complaints
Engineering • Former Employee
Jakarta, Indonesia
June 7, 2024
Pros: It's good to work here. Good benefits.
Cons: Nothing to say currently, ya.

Good Balance, Lower Pay

Engineering • Current Employee

Pros: Good work and life balance

Cons: Pay is on the lower side.

5.0
Good Balance, Lower Pay
Engineering • Current Employee
April 11, 2022
Pros: Good work and life balance
Cons: Pay is on the lower side.

Smart, hard-working people... too much bureaucracy

Engineering • Former Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: The pay and benefits are fantastic. It is a stable company. It's not going anywhere. It's a big company. When you get bored, you can transfer to another product without losing your pay, benefits, seniority, etc. Many groups are doing exciting work. People around the world depend on the software and product you make. I had great work-life balance, but this depends on the group.

Cons: It is a mature company, and with stability comes a slower reaction speed. If you are really action-oriented, you may find this to be tedious. Strangers yell at you on airplanes for being evil because they have demonized your employer. This is childish and inaccurate. Microsoft isn't evil. The employees aren't evil. Everyone is doing their best for customers. But that doesn't stop trolls, and trolls are really damn annoying.

3.0
Smart, hard-working people... too much bureaucracy
Engineering • Former Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
May 19, 2014
Pros: The pay and benefits are fantastic. It is a stable company. It's not going anywhere. It's a big company. When you get bored, you can transfer to another product without losing your pay, benefits, seniority, etc. Many groups are doing exciting work. People around the world depend on the software and product you make. I had great work-life balance, but this depends on the group.
Cons: It is a mature company, and with stability comes a slower reaction speed. If you are really action-oriented, you may find this to be tedious. Strangers yell at you on airplanes for being evil because they have demonized your employer. This is childish and inaccurate. Microsoft isn't evil. The employees aren't evil. Everyone is doing their best for customers. But that doesn't stop trolls, and trolls are really damn annoying.

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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