Microsoft

Entry Level Software Engineer Interview Experience

October 30, 2014

Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Campus Interview

Submit resume at the campus career fair and received the campus interview invitation weeks later.

About three days after the campus interview, I received an email requesting an onsite interview.

Now waiting for a scheduled date for the onsite.

Questions

The question asked in the on-campus interview:

What is the most common character in a given string?

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 7 interview experiences for the Microsoft Entry Level Software Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

0%

Pass Rate

Microsoft's interview process for their Entry Level Software Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive43%

Neutral29%

Negative29%

Candidates reported having good feelings for Microsoft's Entry Level Software Engineer interview process in United States.

Microsoft Work Experiences

Good Company, Low Benefits

Data Engineer • Current Employee

Usab, United States

Pros: Good company, good salary, awesome employers.

Cons: No benefits and too much work.

Good Company, Low Benefits

Data Engineer • Current Employee

Usab, United States

Pros: Good company, good salary, awesome employers.

Cons: No benefits and too much work.

Cozy Office, Low Salary

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Was, United States

Pros: Environmental, nice, good, and cozy.

Cons: Salary is not good indeed.

Cozy Office, Low Salary

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Was, United States

Pros: Environmental, nice, good, and cozy.

Cons: Salary is not good indeed.

Good Money, No Time

Junior Developer • Current Employee

Snow Hill, United States

Pros: It's good money most of the time.

Cons: Not free time, but you make money.

Good Money, No Time

Junior Developer • Current Employee

Snow Hill, United States

Pros: It's good money most of the time.

Cons: Not free time, but you make money.

Good Company, Low Benefits

Data Engineer • Current Employee

Usab, United States

Pros: Good company, good salary, awesome employers.

Cons: No benefits and too much work.

4.0
Good Company, Low Benefits
Data Engineer • Current Employee
Usab, United States
March 7, 2024
Pros: Good company, good salary, awesome employers.
Cons: No benefits and too much work.

Cozy Office, Low Salary

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Was, United States

Pros: Environmental, nice, good, and cozy.

Cons: Salary is not good indeed.

3.0
Cozy Office, Low Salary
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Was, United States
May 4, 2023
Pros: Environmental, nice, good, and cozy.
Cons: Salary is not good indeed.

Good Money, No Time

Junior Developer • Current Employee

Snow Hill, United States

Pros: It's good money most of the time.

Cons: Not free time, but you make money.

5.0
Good Money, No Time
Junior Developer • Current Employee
Snow Hill, United States
April 11, 2023
Pros: It's good money most of the time.
Cons: Not free time, but you make money.

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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