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Senior Software Development Engineer Interview Experience

September 3, 2014
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Process

Interview loop with 5-6 people.

Several design and implementation questions.

Design questions revolve around features and problem-solving.

Implementation questions revolve around data structures.

You will be asked the same type of questions over and over again.

Questions

Finding an edit distance between two strings

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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.

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