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Principal Software Engineer Interview Experience

March 29, 2022
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Process

The interview process is fairly standard, including two online coding sessions, one behavioral session, and one system design session. Overall, the interview questions are not particularly difficult. The behavioral interviewer asked a lot of questions.

Questions

Design a rating system for API services.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 20 interview experiences for the Microsoft Principal Software Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

10%
Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive30%
Neutral30%
Negative40%

Candidates reported having negative feelings for Microsoft's Principal Software Engineer interview process in United States.

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