Microsoft

Hardware Intern Interview Experience - Mountain View, California

December 13, 2012

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

On-site at Mountain View, California.

Before the on-site, there was an on-campus interview, which was mainly behavioral.

The on-site interview was with the Xbox team.

It consisted of five interviews with different people, though not necessarily from the same team. Questions ranged from Verilog coding for Fibonacci to some operating system concepts.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Microsoft Hardware Intern role in Mountain View, California.

Success Rate

0%

Pass Rate

Microsoft's interview process for their Hardware Intern roles in Mountain View, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive50%

Neutral50%

Negative0%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Hardware Intern interview process in Mountain View, California.

Microsoft Work Experiences

Hardware Intern review

Hardware Intern • Former Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: Great work environment and support.

Cons: Might pay less than other companies. The recruiting process was slow.

Hardware Intern review

Hardware Intern • Former Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: Great work environment and support.

Cons: Might pay less than other companies. The recruiting process was slow.

Flawless Internship, No Cons

Hardware Intern • Current Employee

Pros: Excellent. No complaints at all.

Cons: None none none none none none

Flawless Internship, No Cons

Hardware Intern • Current Employee

Pros: Excellent. No complaints at all.

Cons: None none none none none none

Impactful Projects, Slow Bureaucracy

Hardware Intern • Former Employee

Pros: Benefits, great networking, projects make an impact.

Cons: Bureaucracy, limited upward mobility.

Impactful Projects, Slow Bureaucracy

Hardware Intern • Former Employee

Pros: Benefits, great networking, projects make an impact.

Cons: Bureaucracy, limited upward mobility.

Hardware Intern review

Hardware Intern • Former Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: Great work environment and support.

Cons: Might pay less than other companies. The recruiting process was slow.

4.0
Hardware Intern review
Hardware Intern • Former Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
May 13, 2021
Pros: Great work environment and support.
Cons: Might pay less than other companies. The recruiting process was slow.

Flawless Internship, No Cons

Hardware Intern • Current Employee

Pros: Excellent. No complaints at all.

Cons: None none none none none none

5.0
Flawless Internship, No Cons
Hardware Intern • Current Employee
March 24, 2021
Pros: Excellent. No complaints at all.
Cons: None none none none none none

Impactful Projects, Slow Bureaucracy

Hardware Intern • Former Employee

Pros: Benefits, great networking, projects make an impact.

Cons: Bureaucracy, limited upward mobility.

4.0
Impactful Projects, Slow Bureaucracy
Hardware Intern • Former Employee
May 11, 2019
Pros: Benefits, great networking, projects make an impact.
Cons: Bureaucracy, limited upward mobility.

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.

ArraysStringsTwo Pointers

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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