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Software Development Engineer Interview Experience - Calcutta, India

July 1, 2018

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

First, there is an online coding round consisting of 3 coding questions on the CoCubes platform. Getting more than 5 marks is enough to qualify for the second round.

Then, there is a pen and paper round which consists of 7 subjective questions and 1 coding question, or a group fly round consisting of 2 coding questions.

Selected candidates are called for 2 subsequent interviews and an HR round.

Questions

Coding round: 2 marks (easy), 3 marks (medium), and a 5 marks question (not very tough).

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Development Engineer role in Calcutta, India.

Success Rate

33%

Pass Rate

Microsoft's interview process for their Software Development Engineer roles in Calcutta, India is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive100%

Neutral0%

Negative0%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Development Engineer interview process in Calcutta, India.

Microsoft Work Experiences

Great Benefits, Some Stress

Software Development Engineer • Former Employee

New York, New York, United States

Pros: Lots of benefits and flexible hours.

Cons: Stressful at times, no other real cons.

Great Benefits, Some Stress

Software Development Engineer • Former Employee

New York, New York, United States

Pros: Lots of benefits and flexible hours.

Cons: Stressful at times, no other real cons.

Great culture but poor management

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

London, England, United Kingdom

October 1, 2016

Pros: Great culture, trainings, and benefits.

Cons: Product management is obsolete and clueless, just focused on their own careers instead of products.

Great culture but poor management

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

London, England, United Kingdom

October 1, 2016

Pros: Great culture, trainings, and benefits.

Cons: Product management is obsolete and clueless, just focused on their own careers instead of products.

Good company to gain skills from

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

September 11, 2015

Pros: Lots of different projects to work on, and now it is easier to move around internally. The benefits are really nice. I especially like the ESPP program where we can buy stock at a discounted price, and it matures over 3 months to the full price. Main campus is also great and is in a good location (close to Bellevue, Kirkland, and Redmond, all nice areas).

Cons: Management. The company is way too top-heavy. Engineers do not have enough freedom to do their jobs. The culture that came out of the 1-5 rating system is also pretty bad, where instead of working together, people are trying to "show off" and look better than their peers. While I'm sure this is a problem at any big company, it seems to be worse here due to the old review system culture that stuck, even though that system was thrown out.

Good company to gain skills from

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

September 11, 2015

Pros: Lots of different projects to work on, and now it is easier to move around internally. The benefits are really nice. I especially like the ESPP program where we can buy stock at a discounted price, and it matures over 3 months to the full price. Main campus is also great and is in a good location (close to Bellevue, Kirkland, and Redmond, all nice areas).

Cons: Management. The company is way too top-heavy. Engineers do not have enough freedom to do their jobs. The culture that came out of the 1-5 rating system is also pretty bad, where instead of working together, people are trying to "show off" and look better than their peers. While I'm sure this is a problem at any big company, it seems to be worse here due to the old review system culture that stuck, even though that system was thrown out.

Great Benefits, Some Stress

Software Development Engineer • Former Employee

New York, New York, United States

Pros: Lots of benefits and flexible hours.

Cons: Stressful at times, no other real cons.

4.0
Great Benefits, Some Stress
Software Development Engineer • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
April 12, 2016
Pros: Lots of benefits and flexible hours.
Cons: Stressful at times, no other real cons.

Great culture but poor management

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

London, England, United Kingdom

October 1, 2016

Pros: Great culture, trainings, and benefits.

Cons: Product management is obsolete and clueless, just focused on their own careers instead of products.

4.0
Great culture but poor management
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
London, England, United Kingdom
October 1, 2016
Pros: Great culture, trainings, and benefits.
Cons: Product management is obsolete and clueless, just focused on their own careers instead of products.

Good company to gain skills from

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

September 11, 2015

Pros: Lots of different projects to work on, and now it is easier to move around internally. The benefits are really nice. I especially like the ESPP program where we can buy stock at a discounted price, and it matures over 3 months to the full price. Main campus is also great and is in a good location (close to Bellevue, Kirkland, and Redmond, all nice areas).

Cons: Management. The company is way too top-heavy. Engineers do not have enough freedom to do their jobs. The culture that came out of the 1-5 rating system is also pretty bad, where instead of working together, people are trying to "show off" and look better than their peers. While I'm sure this is a problem at any big company, it seems to be worse here due to the old review system culture that stuck, even though that system was thrown out.

2.0
Good company to gain skills from
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
September 11, 2015
Pros: Lots of different projects to work on, and now it is easier to move around internally. The benefits are really nice. I especially like the ESPP program where we can buy stock at a discounted price, and it matures over 3 months to the full price. Main campus is also great and is in a good location (close to Bellevue, Kirkland, and Redmond, all nice areas).
Cons: Management. The company is way too top-heavy. Engineers do not have enough freedom to do their jobs. The culture that came out of the 1-5 rating system is also pretty bad, where instead of working together, people are trying to "show off" and look better than their peers. While I'm sure this is a problem at any big company, it seems to be worse here due to the old review system culture that stuck, even though that system was thrown out.

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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