Microsoft

Software Development Engineer Interview Experience - India

January 30, 2015

Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Two written tests will be conducted:

Mathematical and technical aptitude test.
Coding test on programming and data structures using C, C++, or Java. This test will include questions requiring the implementation of algorithms from linked list and tree data structures. The main function is already provided; you will only need to write the function definition.

Questions

Data Structure Algorithm Implementation

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 141 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Development Engineer role in India.

Success Rate

38%

Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive65%

Neutral28%

Negative7%

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

Microsoft Work Experiences

Good Balance, Build System Needs Work

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: Good work-life balance. Supportive culture.

Cons: Application Build system could use improvement.

Good Balance, Build System Needs Work

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: Good work-life balance. Supportive culture.

Cons: Application Build system could use improvement.

Smart Tech, Cold Culture

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

January 24, 2016

Pros: High-skilled people have the opportunity to work in big tech, improving high-impact products. There are a lot of different engineering areas, so you have the chance to see a different product every few years.

Cons: Generally, the communication sucks. Most people are cold, and the company culture itself does not encourage you to talk to your colleagues much. Everyone is too competitive, and you tend to live inside the company.

Smart Tech, Cold Culture

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

January 24, 2016

Pros: High-skilled people have the opportunity to work in big tech, improving high-impact products. There are a lot of different engineering areas, so you have the chance to see a different product every few years.

Cons: Generally, the communication sucks. Most people are cold, and the company culture itself does not encourage you to talk to your colleagues much. Everyone is too competitive, and you tend to live inside the company.

It is a good place for new grads

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Beijing, Beijing, China

August 11, 2014

Pros: Good working environment, a lot of training materials for new grads to start, technically driven, good benefits, brand recognition, and decent work-life balance.

Cons: The company is left behind in the Internet field. The mind sight is still software-focused, not user-oriented. There are too many processes and overhead, so it's not agile enough. It takes 3 years to transfer from China to the US.

It is a good place for new grads

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Beijing, Beijing, China

August 11, 2014

Pros: Good working environment, a lot of training materials for new grads to start, technically driven, good benefits, brand recognition, and decent work-life balance.

Cons: The company is left behind in the Internet field. The mind sight is still software-focused, not user-oriented. There are too many processes and overhead, so it's not agile enough. It takes 3 years to transfer from China to the US.

Good Balance, Build System Needs Work

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: Good work-life balance. Supportive culture.

Cons: Application Build system could use improvement.

4.0
Good Balance, Build System Needs Work
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
April 16, 2020
Pros: Good work-life balance. Supportive culture.
Cons: Application Build system could use improvement.

Smart Tech, Cold Culture

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

January 24, 2016

Pros: High-skilled people have the opportunity to work in big tech, improving high-impact products. There are a lot of different engineering areas, so you have the chance to see a different product every few years.

Cons: Generally, the communication sucks. Most people are cold, and the company culture itself does not encourage you to talk to your colleagues much. Everyone is too competitive, and you tend to live inside the company.

4.0
Smart Tech, Cold Culture
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
January 24, 2016
Pros: High-skilled people have the opportunity to work in big tech, improving high-impact products. There are a lot of different engineering areas, so you have the chance to see a different product every few years.
Cons: Generally, the communication sucks. Most people are cold, and the company culture itself does not encourage you to talk to your colleagues much. Everyone is too competitive, and you tend to live inside the company.

It is a good place for new grads

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Beijing, Beijing, China

August 11, 2014

Pros: Good working environment, a lot of training materials for new grads to start, technically driven, good benefits, brand recognition, and decent work-life balance.

Cons: The company is left behind in the Internet field. The mind sight is still software-focused, not user-oriented. There are too many processes and overhead, so it's not agile enough. It takes 3 years to transfer from China to the US.

3.0
It is a good place for new grads
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Beijing, Beijing, China
August 11, 2014
Pros: Good working environment, a lot of training materials for new grads to start, technically driven, good benefits, brand recognition, and decent work-life balance.
Cons: The company is left behind in the Internet field. The mind sight is still software-focused, not user-oriented. There are too many processes and overhead, so it's not agile enough. It takes 3 years to transfer from China to the US.

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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