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Engineering Manager Interview Experience - Romania

August 1, 2021

Negative ExperienceGot Offer

Process

The initial screening involved another manager, followed by an on-site with three other discussions.

The process was not very technical, focusing mostly on understanding my experience as a manager.

The interviewers appeared rather bored and did not make an effort to engage.

Questions

Standard management and experience related questions

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Microsoft Engineering Manager role in Romania.

Success Rate

0%

Pass Rate

Microsoft's interview process for their Engineering Manager roles in Romania is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive33%

Neutral0%

Negative67%

Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Microsoft's Engineering Manager interview process in Romania.

Microsoft Work Experiences

Good But Sometimes Tricky

Engineering Manager • Former Employee

Singapore, Singapore

Pros: None of the above end.

Cons: Sometimes a wick this way.

Good But Sometimes Tricky

Engineering Manager • Former Employee

Singapore, Singapore

Pros: None of the above end.

Cons: Sometimes a wick this way.

Good company, average pay

Engineering Manager • Current Employee

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Pros: Wonderful culture. Work-life balance depends on the org/team.

Cons: Mediocre pay. Different budget for different org/teams.

Good company, average pay

Engineering Manager • Current Employee

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Pros: Wonderful culture. Work-life balance depends on the org/team.

Cons: Mediocre pay. Different budget for different org/teams.

Challenging Work, Good Balance

Engineering Manager • Current Employee

August 21, 2021

Pros: Diverse, challenging, and work-life balance.

Cons: Not very agile, lack of bias for action.

Challenging Work, Good Balance

Engineering Manager • Current Employee

August 21, 2021

Pros: Diverse, challenging, and work-life balance.

Cons: Not very agile, lack of bias for action.

Good But Sometimes Tricky

Engineering Manager • Former Employee

Singapore, Singapore

Pros: None of the above end.

Cons: Sometimes a wick this way.

4.0
Good But Sometimes Tricky
Engineering Manager • Former Employee
Singapore, Singapore
July 16, 2022
Pros: None of the above end.
Cons: Sometimes a wick this way.

Good company, average pay

Engineering Manager • Current Employee

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Pros: Wonderful culture. Work-life balance depends on the org/team.

Cons: Mediocre pay. Different budget for different org/teams.

5.0
Good company, average pay
Engineering Manager • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
March 1, 2022
Pros: Wonderful culture. Work-life balance depends on the org/team.
Cons: Mediocre pay. Different budget for different org/teams.

Challenging Work, Good Balance

Engineering Manager • Current Employee

August 21, 2021

Pros: Diverse, challenging, and work-life balance.

Cons: Not very agile, lack of bias for action.

5.0
Challenging Work, Good Balance
Engineering Manager • Current Employee
August 21, 2021
Pros: Diverse, challenging, and work-life balance.
Cons: Not very agile, lack of bias for action.

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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