Microsoft

Software Developer Interview Experience

April 4, 2020

Neutral ExperienceGot Offer

Process

It was a thoughtful process, though a protracted hiring decision.

I had a good experience and appreciated meeting with the hiring manager and team.

I learned a lot from the interview.

Questions

Strong technical questions

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 138 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Developer role in United States.

Success Rate

14%

Pass Rate

Microsoft's interview process for their Software Developer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive49%

Neutral41%

Negative10%

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

Microsoft Work Experiences

Great Tech, Awesome Colleagues

Software Developer • Current Employee

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

September 10, 2012

Pros: Get the chance to work on the latest technologies and also a good atmosphere. Nice work culture with all the good facilities. Colleagues are awesome, ever-ready to help.

Cons: Cannot think of any cons as of now. :)

Great Tech, Awesome Colleagues

Software Developer • Current Employee

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

September 10, 2012

Pros: Get the chance to work on the latest technologies and also a good atmosphere. Nice work culture with all the good facilities. Colleagues are awesome, ever-ready to help.

Cons: Cannot think of any cons as of now. :)

I Miss Microsoft

Software Developer • Former Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: I really miss Microsoft. It was a great company. It wasn't without its own set of problems, but overall, it was a great place to work. The people were generally dedicated, and for the most part, people there cared about others.

Cons: Microsoft has a lot of "not invented here." It limits the creativity and growth engineers can have inside of the company.

I Miss Microsoft

Software Developer • Former Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: I really miss Microsoft. It was a great company. It wasn't without its own set of problems, but overall, it was a great place to work. The people were generally dedicated, and for the most part, people there cared about others.

Cons: Microsoft has a lot of "not invented here." It limits the creativity and growth engineers can have inside of the company.

Good work-life balance

Software Developer • Current Employee

Hyderābād, Telangana, India

November 17, 2020

Pros: - Working on impactful products & services - Good pay and benefits - Helpful management and healthy work environment

Cons: - Pay could be better, at par with Google/Amazon. - No hardware (Xbox, Surface) discounts for employees in India. - (Nitpick) Not enough company swags.

Good work-life balance

Software Developer • Current Employee

Hyderābād, Telangana, India

November 17, 2020

Pros: - Working on impactful products & services - Good pay and benefits - Helpful management and healthy work environment

Cons: - Pay could be better, at par with Google/Amazon. - No hardware (Xbox, Surface) discounts for employees in India. - (Nitpick) Not enough company swags.

Great Tech, Awesome Colleagues

Software Developer • Current Employee

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

September 10, 2012

Pros: Get the chance to work on the latest technologies and also a good atmosphere. Nice work culture with all the good facilities. Colleagues are awesome, ever-ready to help.

Cons: Cannot think of any cons as of now. :)

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Great Tech, Awesome Colleagues
Software Developer • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
September 10, 2012
Pros: Get the chance to work on the latest technologies and also a good atmosphere. Nice work culture with all the good facilities. Colleagues are awesome, ever-ready to help.
Cons: Cannot think of any cons as of now. :)

I Miss Microsoft

Software Developer • Former Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: I really miss Microsoft. It was a great company. It wasn't without its own set of problems, but overall, it was a great place to work. The people were generally dedicated, and for the most part, people there cared about others.

Cons: Microsoft has a lot of "not invented here." It limits the creativity and growth engineers can have inside of the company.

4.0
I Miss Microsoft
Software Developer • Former Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
July 1, 2015
Pros: I really miss Microsoft. It was a great company. It wasn't without its own set of problems, but overall, it was a great place to work. The people were generally dedicated, and for the most part, people there cared about others.
Cons: Microsoft has a lot of "not invented here." It limits the creativity and growth engineers can have inside of the company.

Good work-life balance

Software Developer • Current Employee

Hyderābād, Telangana, India

November 17, 2020

Pros: - Working on impactful products & services - Good pay and benefits - Helpful management and healthy work environment

Cons: - Pay could be better, at par with Google/Amazon. - No hardware (Xbox, Surface) discounts for employees in India. - (Nitpick) Not enough company swags.

4.0
Good work-life balance
Software Developer • Current Employee
Hyderābād, Telangana, India
November 17, 2020
Pros: - Working on impactful products & services - Good pay and benefits - Helpful management and healthy work environment
Cons: - Pay could be better, at par with Google/Amazon. - No hardware (Xbox, Surface) discounts for employees in India. - (Nitpick) Not enough company swags.

Microsoft Interview Questions

Minimum Edge Reversals So Every Node Is Reachable

You're given a directed graph. Determine the minimum number of edges you need to reverse so that every node becomes reachable from node 0.

GraphsDynamic Programming

Two Sum

Find two numbers in a given array that add up to a specific target value, and return their indices. Essentially, you need to efficiently locate the pair that satisfies the sum requirement.

Valid Word

Determine if a given word is considered valid based on a specific set of rules or constraints. The goal is to check if the input string adheres to the specified validation criteria.

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