Principal Software Engineer Interview Experience - Belgrade, Serbia
Process
This was a pretty standard interview timeline.
There were five technical interviews after the recruiter phone call.
I was surprised that only two interviews included coding challenges. The others were 100% architecture, behavioral, project management, and so on.
I received a rejection. They gave no feedback, even after my request, so I have no idea what their impression was after the interviews.
Questions
To describe my last project.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Microsoft Principal Software Engineer role in Belgrade, Serbia.
Success Rate
Microsoft's interview process for their Principal Software Engineer roles in Belgrade, Serbia is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Microsoft's Principal Software Engineer interview process in Belgrade, Serbia.
Microsoft Work Experiences
- 3.0not for me anymorePrincipal Software Engineer • Former EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesSeptember 5, 2015Pros: Great benefits. Work/life balance. There is a variety of teams and projects to work on.Cons: Variable quality of teams. Large organizations move very slowly. Total lack of agility. Over-staffed in some areas – people are there to ensure they have jobs, not to make new products. Work at principal level starts to become more about fixing the organization, rather than interesting technical or product issues.
- 5.0Best overall culturePrincipal Software Engineer • Current EmployeeLargo, Florida, United StatesMarch 19, 2025Pros: Been here 23 years. I've seen it become a great place to work.Cons: Only that in senior and principal bands, other FAANG companies pay better.
- 3.0Great company for work-life balancePrincipal Software Engineer • Current EmployeeOctober 8, 2021Pros: Great company for work-life balance.Cons: The salary is not good.
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