Senior Software Development Engineer Interview Experience
Process
The interview process was really interesting. There were 5 one-on-one conversations plus one extra, for a total of 6. Mostly we talked about my experience and related topics. Each interviewer asked about a certain area of my experience in deep detail, so you have to refresh your memory.
Questions
Reverse string. Implement ntoa. Get the number of ones in an M-bit variable. Design and implement message passing for a multiprocessor system (were given some specific hardware restrictions). Design and implement malloc/free for some specific requirements. Design an embedded RTOS and implement a scheduler, task switching, and an interrupt handler.
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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
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
Candidates reported having good feelings for Microsoft's Senior Software Development Engineer interview process in United States.
Microsoft Work Experiences
- 4.0Great place to workSenior Software Development Engineer • Current EmployeeHyderābād, Telangana, IndiaNovember 11, 2013Pros: Lots of technologies to work on.Cons: Slow growth and too much competition
- 4.0Great People, Challenging ManagersSenior Software Development Engineer • Former EmployeeBellevue, Washington, United StatesSeptember 12, 2019Pros: Great people in every org, and so much opportunity to work on anything that excites you.Cons: Team politics and sometimes bad managers.
- 4.0Talented Team, Slow ProcessesSenior Software Development Engineer • Current EmployeeBothell, Washington, United StatesMarch 4, 2017Pros: Industry leader. Strong engineering culture. Lots of talented engineers and leaders, and many great products. You will gain a good reputation if you have ever been a Microsoft engineer.Cons: Far away from other rivals, Ms has its own process, architecture, and culture. Ms tries to build everything from scratch. This results in a strong engineering team, but could also lead to slowness.
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