Software Development Engineer Interview Experience - Fargo, North Dakota
March 1, 2013
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I started with an on-campus interview, which lasted for about 20 minutes.
I was brought in for an on-site interview at their Fargo location. The interview lasted pretty much all day (about 8 hours) and consisted of 5 sessions plus lunch.
The entire day was technical questions, with the exception of lunch, where they ask about where you see yourself and what you want to do with your life, etc.
Questions
- Determine if a string is a palindrome
- Flood fill
- Give class definitions of a poker game
I forget the rest
Was this helpful?
Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Development Engineer role in Fargo, North Dakota.
Success Rate
33%
Pass Rate
Microsoft's interview process for their Software Development Engineer roles in Fargo, North Dakota 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 Fargo, North Dakota.
Microsoft Work Experiences
4.0
Developers, developers, developers..
Software Development Engineer • Former Employee
Fargo, North Dakota, United States
May 3, 2016
Pros: Great benefits and pay. The people I worked with were smart and had a great work ethic. I also enjoyed a good work-life balance that was respected by my team.
Cons: The promotion cycle was a bit slow. They still review their employees with a bell curve, which leads to only a select few getting promotions and big bonuses. Even though many people deserved them, the stack ranking only lets a certain number of people get promotions each year.
I saw many of my colleagues leave before their signing bonus was up because of this.
3.0
Good work-life balance most of the time, but little opportunity to grow technical skills
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Fargo, North Dakota, United States
September 26, 2014
Pros: Most people work 8-5, so they understand life commitments. Business software isn't going away, which makes the job feel more stable (despite the recent layoffs). Great salary, especially considering the region (your income will likely be in the top 15% for the state of ND as a software engineer).
Cons: Dynamics seems to be having an engineering culture crisis, with lots of engineers stuck in their ways, cutting corners at the cost of long-term quality to meet deadlines. Most of what you'll end up doing here are CRUD operations. Don't expect multi-tenancy to be front-and-center in the cloud strategy. User experience gets uneven attention across products and even features within products.
3.0
Forget about your personal life. Work, work, work
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Fargo, North Dakota, United States
April 23, 2014
Pros: Good salary and benefits. Good experience.
Cons: You have to work day and night to get promoted. It all depends on luck; if you get lucky and end up under a good manager, your life will be wonderful. Even with a good manager, you have to keep improving, keep pushing, and work very hard to stay in the company.
If for any reason you end up with bad reviews, you are screwed. It's very hard to move to another team. People sometimes go through bad times and end up not performing well, right? That will be forgotten in this company.
- 4.0Developers, developers, developers..Software Development Engineer • Former EmployeeFargo, North Dakota, United StatesMay 3, 2016Pros: Great benefits and pay. The people I worked with were smart and had a great work ethic. I also enjoyed a good work-life balance that was respected by my team.Cons: The promotion cycle was a bit slow. They still review their employees with a bell curve, which leads to only a select few getting promotions and big bonuses. Even though many people deserved them, the stack ranking only lets a certain number of people get promotions each year. I saw many of my colleagues leave before their signing bonus was up because of this.
- 3.0Good work-life balance most of the time, but little opportunity to grow technical skillsSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeFargo, North Dakota, United StatesSeptember 26, 2014Pros: Most people work 8-5, so they understand life commitments. Business software isn't going away, which makes the job feel more stable (despite the recent layoffs). Great salary, especially considering the region (your income will likely be in the top 15% for the state of ND as a software engineer).Cons: Dynamics seems to be having an engineering culture crisis, with lots of engineers stuck in their ways, cutting corners at the cost of long-term quality to meet deadlines. Most of what you'll end up doing here are CRUD operations. Don't expect multi-tenancy to be front-and-center in the cloud strategy. User experience gets uneven attention across products and even features within products.
- 3.0Forget about your personal life. Work, work, workSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeFargo, North Dakota, United StatesApril 23, 2014Pros: Good salary and benefits. Good experience.Cons: You have to work day and night to get promoted. It all depends on luck; if you get lucky and end up under a good manager, your life will be wonderful. Even with a good manager, you have to keep improving, keep pushing, and work very hard to stay in the company. If for any reason you end up with bad reviews, you are screwed. It's very hard to move to another team. People sometimes go through bad times and end up not performing well, right? That will be forgotten in this company.
Microsoft Interview Questions
Explore Interview QuestionsTaro 75Google Interview QuestionsMeta Interview QuestionsAmazon Interview QuestionsApple Interview QuestionsNetflix Interview Questions
Explore Interview ExperiencesOpenAI Interview ExperiencesAnthropic Interview ExperiencesPerplexity Interview ExperiencesWindsurf Interview ExperiencesMistral AI Interview Experiences
