Microsoft

Hardware Engineer Interview Experience

November 24, 2018

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

30-minute phone screening, then a full day of interviews a few weeks later.

The phone screening was primarily easy tech questions, a single brain teaser, and a few general behavioral questions.

The on-site interview consists of 3-5 interviews with members of the team for which you're being considered, with a lunch break with one of the members.

Questions

Given a 32-bit integer, write a C function that flips the bits across the center.

Implement your own ftoa() function in C.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 46 interview experiences for the Microsoft Hardware Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

22%

Pass Rate

Microsoft's interview process for their Hardware Engineer roles in the United States is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive52%

Neutral43%

Negative4%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Hardware Engineer interview process in United States.

Microsoft Work Experiences

Cash Machine, Brain Drain

Hardware Engineer • Current Employee

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

October 31, 2019

Pros: Cash machine. In its latest quarter, Microsoft generated $4.2 billion in operating cash flows on $20 billion in revenue. Franchise businesses. Microsoft has a set of blockbuster business segments. They include Windows, Office, the Xbox, and the server division. The cloud. This is a megatrend in technology.

Cons: Brain drain. Microsoft has had various departures of top executives. Lack of focus. With huge cash flows, Microsoft has been aggressive in investing in new businesses. Threats. Cash-cow businesses are always fat targets for competitors.

Cash Machine, Brain Drain

Hardware Engineer • Current Employee

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

October 31, 2019

Pros: Cash machine. In its latest quarter, Microsoft generated $4.2 billion in operating cash flows on $20 billion in revenue. Franchise businesses. Microsoft has a set of blockbuster business segments. They include Windows, Office, the Xbox, and the server division. The cloud. This is a megatrend in technology.

Cons: Brain drain. Microsoft has had various departures of top executives. Lack of focus. With huge cash flows, Microsoft has been aggressive in investing in new businesses. Threats. Cash-cow businesses are always fat targets for competitors.

Absolutely Awesome Experience

Hardware Engineer • Current Employee

September 15, 2022

Pros: Awesome, awesome, awesome, awesome, awesome.

Absolutely Awesome Experience

Hardware Engineer • Current Employee

September 15, 2022

Pros: Awesome, awesome, awesome, awesome, awesome.

Good, good, good

Hardware Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: Good work environment. Opportunity to develop. Work-life balance is respected.

Cons: There are no cons that I can think of in 10 seconds, not for me at least.

Good, good, good

Hardware Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: Good work environment. Opportunity to develop. Work-life balance is respected.

Cons: There are no cons that I can think of in 10 seconds, not for me at least.

Cash Machine, Brain Drain

Hardware Engineer • Current Employee

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

October 31, 2019

Pros: Cash machine. In its latest quarter, Microsoft generated $4.2 billion in operating cash flows on $20 billion in revenue. Franchise businesses. Microsoft has a set of blockbuster business segments. They include Windows, Office, the Xbox, and the server division. The cloud. This is a megatrend in technology.

Cons: Brain drain. Microsoft has had various departures of top executives. Lack of focus. With huge cash flows, Microsoft has been aggressive in investing in new businesses. Threats. Cash-cow businesses are always fat targets for competitors.

5.0
Cash Machine, Brain Drain
Hardware Engineer • Current Employee
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
October 31, 2019
Pros: Cash machine. In its latest quarter, Microsoft generated $4.2 billion in operating cash flows on $20 billion in revenue. Franchise businesses. Microsoft has a set of blockbuster business segments. They include Windows, Office, the Xbox, and the server division. The cloud. This is a megatrend in technology.
Cons: Brain drain. Microsoft has had various departures of top executives. Lack of focus. With huge cash flows, Microsoft has been aggressive in investing in new businesses. Threats. Cash-cow businesses are always fat targets for competitors.

Absolutely Awesome Experience

Hardware Engineer • Current Employee

September 15, 2022

Pros: Awesome, awesome, awesome, awesome, awesome.

5.0
Absolutely Awesome Experience
Hardware Engineer • Current Employee
September 15, 2022
Pros: Awesome, awesome, awesome, awesome, awesome.
Cons: none

Good, good, good

Hardware Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: Good work environment. Opportunity to develop. Work-life balance is respected.

Cons: There are no cons that I can think of in 10 seconds, not for me at least.

5.0
Good, good, good
Hardware Engineer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
June 22, 2017
Pros: Good work environment. Opportunity to develop. Work-life balance is respected.
Cons: There are no cons that I can think of in 10 seconds, not for me at least.

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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