Senior Backend Engineer Interview Experience - Cairo, Egypt
May 1, 2024
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
One offline problem-solving session on Codility, followed by four other interviews in the same day:
- HM/AA
- Object-oriented programming and results-driven approach
- System design and scalability
- High-performance code
Questions
Write an algorithm to deep copy a node list.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Microsoft Senior Backend Engineer role in Cairo, Egypt.
Success Rate
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Pass Rate
Microsoft's interview process for their Senior Backend Engineer roles in Cairo, Egypt is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
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Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Microsoft's Senior Backend Engineer interview process in Cairo, Egypt.
Microsoft Work Experiences
1.0
Politics Trumped Work-life Balance
Senior Backend Engineer • Former Employee
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
January 18, 2021
Pros: - Competitive compensation
- Okay work-life balance
Cons: - Plenty of office politics and consistent backstabbing in middle/upper management levels.
- Growing diversity, but little room for growth if you're not a cis, white male permanent employee. Especially if you're a woman, expect your career to stagnate and to leave the company at the same seniority level that you were initially hired for.
5.0
Good Teams, Some Instability
Software Engineer(Internship) • Current Employee
Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
October 23, 2025
Pros: Good environment, nice communication, nice teams.
Cons: Instability, Hunger Games, and maybe bad managers
4.0
Good Culture, Limited Scope
Softeware Engineer • Former Employee
Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
October 17, 2025
Pros: If you prefer a cooperative and good environment.
Cons: Not a divergent experience, limited to Azure infra.
- 1.0Politics Trumped Work-life BalanceSenior Backend Engineer • Former EmployeeMunich, Bavaria, GermanyJanuary 18, 2021Pros: - Competitive compensation - Okay work-life balanceCons: - Plenty of office politics and consistent backstabbing in middle/upper management levels. - Growing diversity, but little room for growth if you're not a cis, white male permanent employee. Especially if you're a woman, expect your career to stagnate and to leave the company at the same seniority level that you were initially hired for.
- 5.0Good Teams, Some InstabilitySoftware Engineer(Internship) • Current EmployeeCairo, Cairo Governorate, EgyptOctober 23, 2025Pros: Good environment, nice communication, nice teams.Cons: Instability, Hunger Games, and maybe bad managers
- 4.0Good Culture, Limited ScopeSofteware Engineer • Former EmployeeCairo, Cairo Governorate, EgyptOctober 17, 2025Pros: If you prefer a cooperative and good environment.Cons: Not a divergent experience, limited to Azure infra.
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