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Software Developer Interview Experience

November 7, 2018

Negative ExperienceGot Offer

Process

I only made it to the first round.

The interview included typical questions such as:

What are your strengths and weaknesses?
Talk about a project you've done recently.
What kind of experience do you have?

There was one technical question at the end. The interviewer wasn't very friendly.

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 Payout, Challenging Environment

Software Developer • Current Employee

August 24, 2021

Pros: Great place to work. Good payout.

Cons: High challenges, great environment, best campus.

Great Payout, Challenging Environment

Software Developer • Current Employee

August 24, 2021

Pros: Great place to work. Good payout.

Cons: High challenges, great environment, best campus.

Internship at Microsoft

Software Developer • Current Employee

Lisbon, Lisbon District, Portugal

Pros: Intelligent people and a nice place to have an internship.

Cons: Too hard to adapt to the speed.

Internship at Microsoft

Software Developer • Current Employee

Lisbon, Lisbon District, Portugal

Pros: Intelligent people and a nice place to have an internship.

Cons: Too hard to adapt to the speed.

So much reliable

Software Developer • Current Employee

Pros: It is great, and I love it.

Cons: I'm fine with it so much.

So much reliable

Software Developer • Current Employee

Pros: It is great, and I love it.

Cons: I'm fine with it so much.

Great Payout, Challenging Environment

Software Developer • Current Employee

August 24, 2021

Pros: Great place to work. Good payout.

Cons: High challenges, great environment, best campus.

5.0
Great Payout, Challenging Environment
Software Developer • Current Employee
August 24, 2021
Pros: Great place to work. Good payout.
Cons: High challenges, great environment, best campus.

Internship at Microsoft

Software Developer • Current Employee

Lisbon, Lisbon District, Portugal

Pros: Intelligent people and a nice place to have an internship.

Cons: Too hard to adapt to the speed.

5.0
Internship at Microsoft
Software Developer • Current Employee
Lisbon, Lisbon District, Portugal
April 5, 2025
Pros: Intelligent people and a nice place to have an internship.
Cons: Too hard to adapt to the speed.

So much reliable

Software Developer • Current Employee

Pros: It is great, and I love it.

Cons: I'm fine with it so much.

5.0
So much reliable
Software Developer • Current Employee
Nairobi, Kenya
May 18, 2021
Pros: It is great, and I love it.
Cons: I'm fine with it so much.

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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