Microsoft

Senior Software Development Engineer Interview Experience

March 1, 2015

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Unlike other comparable companies, Microsoft seems to do extra work to find the right interviewer who can correctly evaluate and investigate your capabilities. Although I couldn't make it, the interview with Microsoft was one of the most pleasant interviews. The interviewer showed a lot of interest and asked about my past work.

Questions

The interviewer asked about all the work that I described in my resume.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 40 interview experiences for the Microsoft Senior Software Development Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

45%

Pass Rate

Microsoft's interview process for their Senior Software Development Engineer roles in the United States is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive48%

Neutral28%

Negative25%

Candidates reported having good feelings for Microsoft's Senior Software Development Engineer interview process in United States.

Microsoft Work Experiences

Caring Team, Nothing Bad

Senior Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: They really care about their employees.

Cons: Nothing bad comes to mind.

Caring Team, Nothing Bad

Senior Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: They really care about their employees.

Cons: Nothing bad comes to mind.

It has been a good work experience at Microsoft

Senior Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

January 22, 2011

Pros: Many opportunities to work on different technology because of Microsoft's huge portfolio of products. Good exposure to growth on non-technical stuff.

Cons: Lack of vision in senior execs. A lot of products were not developed as if they were run as a business.

It has been a good work experience at Microsoft

Senior Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

January 22, 2011

Pros: Many opportunities to work on different technology because of Microsoft's huge portfolio of products. Good exposure to growth on non-technical stuff.

Cons: Lack of vision in senior execs. A lot of products were not developed as if they were run as a business.

Good place to stay, but make sure you are in the right team

Senior Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Bellevue, Washington, United States

December 29, 2015

Pros: Good work/life balance. Nice health coverage plan. It is now easier to make a move to work on whatever you want to do.

Cons: Some orgs still use old technology, which might be 5 years behind the industry. Re-orgs always happen, and layoffs become commonplace.

Good place to stay, but make sure you are in the right team

Senior Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Bellevue, Washington, United States

December 29, 2015

Pros: Good work/life balance. Nice health coverage plan. It is now easier to make a move to work on whatever you want to do.

Cons: Some orgs still use old technology, which might be 5 years behind the industry. Re-orgs always happen, and layoffs become commonplace.

Caring Team, Nothing Bad

Senior Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: They really care about their employees.

Cons: Nothing bad comes to mind.

5.0
Caring Team, Nothing Bad
Senior Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
June 7, 2021
Pros: They really care about their employees.
Cons: Nothing bad comes to mind.

It has been a good work experience at Microsoft

Senior Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

January 22, 2011

Pros: Many opportunities to work on different technology because of Microsoft's huge portfolio of products. Good exposure to growth on non-technical stuff.

Cons: Lack of vision in senior execs. A lot of products were not developed as if they were run as a business.

4.0
It has been a good work experience at Microsoft
Senior Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
January 22, 2011
Pros: Many opportunities to work on different technology because of Microsoft's huge portfolio of products. Good exposure to growth on non-technical stuff.
Cons: Lack of vision in senior execs. A lot of products were not developed as if they were run as a business.

Good place to stay, but make sure you are in the right team

Senior Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Bellevue, Washington, United States

December 29, 2015

Pros: Good work/life balance. Nice health coverage plan. It is now easier to make a move to work on whatever you want to do.

Cons: Some orgs still use old technology, which might be 5 years behind the industry. Re-orgs always happen, and layoffs become commonplace.

4.0
Good place to stay, but make sure you are in the right team
Senior Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Bellevue, Washington, United States
December 29, 2015
Pros: Good work/life balance. Nice health coverage plan. It is now easier to make a move to work on whatever you want to do.
Cons: Some orgs still use old technology, which might be 5 years behind the industry. Re-orgs always happen, and layoffs become commonplace.

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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