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Software Development Engineer Interview Experience - Canada

October 25, 2014

Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The process begins by submitting your CV at a career fair and then applying on their website as well. After that, you get to hear back from the recruiter and are asked to interview on campus. The interview is a one-on-one session with several questions, a mix of professional fit and technical questions.

Questions

Would you redesign Eclipse?

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 68 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Development Engineer role in Canada.

Success Rate

16%

Pass Rate

Microsoft's interview process for their Software Development Engineer roles in Canada is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive49%

Neutral34%

Negative18%

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

Microsoft Work Experiences

Working at Microsoft

Software Development Engineer • Former Employee

Timişoara, Timiș, Romania

Pros: The paycheck was good. I started as an intern and when I got hired after the internship, my salary grew to more than double. However, from what I understood from my colleagues, I was a bit underpaid, probably because I was a fresh graduate. There are plenty of benefits, but they depend on the headquarter.

Cons: The management system is not a good one. Each year, a manager has to have from his team an overachiever and an underachiever, no matter what he has to have these two. This builds competitiveness between coworkers.

Working at Microsoft

Software Development Engineer • Former Employee

Timişoara, Timiș, Romania

Pros: The paycheck was good. I started as an intern and when I got hired after the internship, my salary grew to more than double. However, from what I understood from my colleagues, I was a bit underpaid, probably because I was a fresh graduate. There are plenty of benefits, but they depend on the headquarter.

Cons: The management system is not a good one. Each year, a manager has to have from his team an overachiever and an underachiever, no matter what he has to have these two. This builds competitiveness between coworkers.

Great company to work for!

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: The great management team. No other company has so much impact on today's world. Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office are among the most well-known and widely used products. Working on such great products, as well as other smaller products, is an incredible experience.

Cons: None, everything is great here!

Great company to work for!

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: The great management team. No other company has so much impact on today's world. Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office are among the most well-known and widely used products. Working on such great products, as well as other smaller products, is an incredible experience.

Cons: None, everything is great here!

Microsoft is transitioning from box product to online servicing, which is a bit awkward at the moment

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Bellevue, Washington, United States

Pros: Full lines of products and services.

Cons: Transitioning to online service is not a smooth drive.

Microsoft is transitioning from box product to online servicing, which is a bit awkward at the moment

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Bellevue, Washington, United States

Pros: Full lines of products and services.

Cons: Transitioning to online service is not a smooth drive.

Working at Microsoft

Software Development Engineer • Former Employee

Timişoara, Timiș, Romania

Pros: The paycheck was good. I started as an intern and when I got hired after the internship, my salary grew to more than double. However, from what I understood from my colleagues, I was a bit underpaid, probably because I was a fresh graduate. There are plenty of benefits, but they depend on the headquarter.

Cons: The management system is not a good one. Each year, a manager has to have from his team an overachiever and an underachiever, no matter what he has to have these two. This builds competitiveness between coworkers.

4.0
Working at Microsoft
Software Development Engineer • Former Employee
Timişoara, Timiș, Romania
July 25, 2012
Pros: The paycheck was good. I started as an intern and when I got hired after the internship, my salary grew to more than double. However, from what I understood from my colleagues, I was a bit underpaid, probably because I was a fresh graduate. There are plenty of benefits, but they depend on the headquarter.
Cons: The management system is not a good one. Each year, a manager has to have from his team an overachiever and an underachiever, no matter what he has to have these two. This builds competitiveness between coworkers.

Great company to work for!

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: The great management team. No other company has so much impact on today's world. Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office are among the most well-known and widely used products. Working on such great products, as well as other smaller products, is an incredible experience.

Cons: None, everything is great here!

5.0
Great company to work for!
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
June 1, 2008
Pros: The great management team. No other company has so much impact on today's world. Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office are among the most well-known and widely used products. Working on such great products, as well as other smaller products, is an incredible experience.
Cons: None, everything is great here!

Microsoft is transitioning from box product to online servicing, which is a bit awkward at the moment

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Bellevue, Washington, United States

Pros: Full lines of products and services.

Cons: Transitioning to online service is not a smooth drive.

3.0
Microsoft is transitioning from box product to online servicing, which is a bit awkward at the moment
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Bellevue, Washington, United States
April 29, 2012
Pros: Full lines of products and services.
Cons: Transitioning to online service is not a smooth drive.

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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