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Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience

March 1, 2024
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The process was fairly straightforward. It began with email communication with the recruiter who set up a technical screen with a Lead. After clearing the technical screen, I had virtual onsite interviews with four people, including the hiring manager.

All the interviewers were great. The recruiter, however, never responded to any of my emails. They only contacted me to set up interviews and did not answer my questions regarding what to expect or provide any feedback afterward.

Overall, the interview experience was great. I thoroughly enjoyed speaking with and solving problems alongside potential teammates during all five interviews.

Questions

Depth-first traversal in a Binary Tree.

Binary search in a rotated matrix.

Easy JS algorithm to use with a React component.

One design to design a game.

Behavioral questions:

  • Why Microsoft
  • Past experiences
  • Tell me about a time...

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 105 interview experiences for the Microsoft Senior Software Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

21%
Pass Rate

Microsoft's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in the United States is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive53%
Neutral13%
Negative33%

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

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