Taro Logo

Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - Los Angeles, California

February 1, 2022
Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

I interviewed with the Platform Intelligence team for a senior software engineer position.

After applying, I was sent a 75-minute take-home test where I had to correct a small program and then write a LeetCode medium-style solution from scratch.

After passing that, I was scheduled for an "interview day" the next Tuesday. It was a 4-interview on-site. If you look up Microsoft onsite, it was exactly as described: three coding/systems design interviews and one "as-appropriate" interview.

The coding problems were reasonable, and I liked the interviewers. The "as-appropriate" interview went into excruciating detail on a "time you disagreed with a coworker" question.

I received an offer three or four business days later for Level 62, which Levels.fyi lists as SDE II, but the recruiter told me is a senior role.

Questions

Tell me about a time you disagreed with a coworker technically.

(Then many, many in-depth followup questions).

Was this helpful?

Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Microsoft Senior Software Engineer role in Los Angeles, California.

Success Rate

0%
Pass Rate

Microsoft's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in Los Angeles, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive100%
Neutral0%
Negative0%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Senior Software Engineer interview process in Los Angeles, California.

Microsoft Work Experiences