Software Development Engineer Interview Experience - Egypt
Process
Microsoft ATLC in Cairo.
This process took about two weeks, involving an online challenge of 8 problems and an onsite interview.
They asked me many questions about my graduation project and thesis.
This lab is highly recommended if you are interested in Natural Language Processing.
Questions
Given an array of size n + 1 containing all elements from 1 to n and a duplicated value from this range. Find this value.
Given two linked lists, determine if they intersect or not, and if they do, find their intersection node.
NO extra memory allowed.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 5 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Development Engineer role in Egypt.
Success Rate
Microsoft's interview process for their Software Development Engineer roles in Egypt is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Microsoft's Software Development Engineer interview process in Egypt.
Microsoft Work Experiences
- 4.0Slow but niceSoftware Development Engineer • Former EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesSeptember 9, 2025Pros: Good work-life balance, supportive programs and structures for early career employees.Cons: Bureaucracy... slow moving for small changes.
- 4.0Great people, you just need to get stuff done quickly and be promoted to stay long termSoftware Development Engineer • Former EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesMarch 31, 2014Pros: Great large company to work for with good structure and top benefits. Amazing projects and software to work on. Great culture and smart people.Cons: Too much management and processes. Very boxed into a role/area/focus. Overlooked if you're not working on something cool. Work-life balance is balanced more towards work. Very competitive.
- 2.0Great Benefits, deep flawsSoftware Development Engineer • Former EmployeeBellevue, Washington, United StatesJune 29, 2015Pros: Microsoft has excellent benefits, far beyond the substantial salary they provide, along with largely supporting excellent causes.Cons: Microsoft absolutely does not care about entry-level employees. As a whole, the company is extremely nepotistic, and upper management is completely unwilling to be critical of themselves or their subordinates. Ultimately, the solidity of ideas and data are simply proxies for interpersonal battles, with the actual ideas being unobserved.
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