Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - India
August 10, 2023
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
4 rounds:
- Coding
- UI system design
- Managerial
- Go through JS concepts and easy to medium DSA
Algo I was asked:
- Closures
- Scopes
- Event loop
Managerial round:
- Telemetry, maintenance of production-level website
Questions
Tic-Tac-Toe problem, Algorithm in Round 2.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 49 interview experiences for the Microsoft Senior Software Engineer role in India.
Success Rate
24%
Pass Rate
Microsoft's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in India is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive45%
Neutral27%
Negative29%
Candidates reported having good feelings for Microsoft's Senior Software Engineer interview process in India.
Microsoft Work Experiences
4.0
Overall, a good company
Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee
Hyderābād, Telangana, India
August 26, 2024
Pros: Good work-life balance. Good work culture. Employees are cooperative and helpful.
Cons: Low pay.
No new opportunity to learn new skills and technology.
5.0
An overall good place to work
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
November 19, 2023
Pros: Great colleagues, a pleasure to work with most of the people.
Strong sense of camaraderie.
People are always willing to help, share information, answer questions, and explain.
Good benefits.
Fully remote (no hard requirement for going to the office).
Cons: Leadership sometimes adds unnecessary pressure to projects.
Sometimes things get too political, especially across cross-organizational aspects.
4.0
An acceptable but stressful place to work
Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee
Austin, Texas, United States
October 20, 2025
Pros: Perfect benefits that cover everything and don’t require payments. Good WLB, except recently since layoffs started.
Cons: High stress, crazy expectations to use AI even when it’s not applicable to the problem, below-average pay, and it's crazy hard to get a promotion.
Constant fear of layoffs hitting any moment.
It seems like they want to get rid of all people as soon as possible.
- 4.0Overall, a good companySenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeHyderābād, Telangana, IndiaAugust 26, 2024Pros: Good work-life balance. Good work culture. Employees are cooperative and helpful.Cons: Low pay. No new opportunity to learn new skills and technology.
- 5.0An overall good place to workSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeMunich, Bavaria, GermanyNovember 19, 2023Pros: Great colleagues, a pleasure to work with most of the people. Strong sense of camaraderie. People are always willing to help, share information, answer questions, and explain. Good benefits. Fully remote (no hard requirement for going to the office).Cons: Leadership sometimes adds unnecessary pressure to projects. Sometimes things get too political, especially across cross-organizational aspects.
- 4.0An acceptable but stressful place to workSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeAustin, Texas, United StatesOctober 20, 2025Pros: Perfect benefits that cover everything and don’t require payments. Good WLB, except recently since layoffs started.Cons: High stress, crazy expectations to use AI even when it’s not applicable to the problem, below-average pay, and it's crazy hard to get a promotion. Constant fear of layoffs hitting any moment. It seems like they want to get rid of all people as soon as possible.
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