Microsoft

Software Development Engineer Intern Interview Experience

January 24, 2014

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

It was what I expected from a Microsoft interview. I was contacted for an on-campus interview. The interviewer was very quiet, but he clearly knew what he was talking about. He asked the standard fare of behavioral questions, and then moved on to a technical question. The solution he offered me wasn't correct, though, not that I answered it correctly either.

Additionally, it seemed he didn't have much mobility within the company, as he mentioned he had been part of the team responsible for the Start button for years.

Questions

As this was only the first interview, there were no hard questions. They asked why I liked library A or library B, and similar questions.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 45 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Development Engineer Intern role in United States.

Success Rate

36%

Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive58%

Neutral31%

Negative11%

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

Microsoft Work Experiences

Great Company with a healthy work culture

Software Development Engineer Intern • Former Employee

Pros: Managers, mentors, and team members are really helpful. Great learning experience. Work culture is really good.

Cons: Nothing in my experience; everything was great!

Great Company with a healthy work culture

Software Development Engineer Intern • Former Employee

Pros: Managers, mentors, and team members are really helpful. Great learning experience. Work culture is really good.

Cons: Nothing in my experience; everything was great!

Amazing Place to Be At

Software Development Engineer Intern • Current Employee

Hyderābād, Telangana, India

Pros: Round-the-clock facilities for almost anything you require. You will not be able to adjust to the work environments of other companies after enjoying the facilities here. All employees are very helpful and cheerful. As an intern, you will not be discriminated against or left alone. You have opportunities to go out and meet other teams in the department and get along with your team during team outings, lunches, and games throughout the week.

Cons: Some teams have rigorous meetings and scrums three times a week, needing a new solution every meeting, but not necessarily. If you can get used to a similar routine way of working in the IT industry, then this is the best place. If you are interested in more interactive work, any IT company is not recommended for that case.

Amazing Place to Be At

Software Development Engineer Intern • Current Employee

Hyderābād, Telangana, India

Pros: Round-the-clock facilities for almost anything you require. You will not be able to adjust to the work environments of other companies after enjoying the facilities here. All employees are very helpful and cheerful. As an intern, you will not be discriminated against or left alone. You have opportunities to go out and meet other teams in the department and get along with your team during team outings, lunches, and games throughout the week.

Cons: Some teams have rigorous meetings and scrums three times a week, needing a new solution every meeting, but not necessarily. If you can get used to a similar routine way of working in the IT industry, then this is the best place. If you are interested in more interactive work, any IT company is not recommended for that case.

Great team; great manager; location sucks

Software Development Engineer Intern • Former Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: Great team with a really understanding manager. A lot of autonomy along with constant constructive feedback. Food was pretty good. Friendly culture. Coworkers much older than me (which is both good and bad). No need to stay late if you consistently get the job done.

Cons: Redmond sucks - it's boring and the weather is bad. It can be hard to get noticed in such a big company. Pay is OK, but not great, especially compared to recent Silicon Valley companies. Middle management is good, but some of the upper-level decisions are questionable.

Great team; great manager; location sucks

Software Development Engineer Intern • Former Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: Great team with a really understanding manager. A lot of autonomy along with constant constructive feedback. Food was pretty good. Friendly culture. Coworkers much older than me (which is both good and bad). No need to stay late if you consistently get the job done.

Cons: Redmond sucks - it's boring and the weather is bad. It can be hard to get noticed in such a big company. Pay is OK, but not great, especially compared to recent Silicon Valley companies. Middle management is good, but some of the upper-level decisions are questionable.

Great Company with a healthy work culture

Software Development Engineer Intern • Former Employee

Pros: Managers, mentors, and team members are really helpful. Great learning experience. Work culture is really good.

Cons: Nothing in my experience; everything was great!

5.0
Great Company with a healthy work culture
Software Development Engineer Intern • Former Employee
July 30, 2022
Pros: Managers, mentors, and team members are really helpful. Great learning experience. Work culture is really good.
Cons: Nothing in my experience; everything was great!

Amazing Place to Be At

Software Development Engineer Intern • Current Employee

Hyderābād, Telangana, India

Pros: Round-the-clock facilities for almost anything you require. You will not be able to adjust to the work environments of other companies after enjoying the facilities here. All employees are very helpful and cheerful. As an intern, you will not be discriminated against or left alone. You have opportunities to go out and meet other teams in the department and get along with your team during team outings, lunches, and games throughout the week.

Cons: Some teams have rigorous meetings and scrums three times a week, needing a new solution every meeting, but not necessarily. If you can get used to a similar routine way of working in the IT industry, then this is the best place. If you are interested in more interactive work, any IT company is not recommended for that case.

4.0
Amazing Place to Be At
Software Development Engineer Intern • Current Employee
Hyderābād, Telangana, India
July 19, 2016
Pros: Round-the-clock facilities for almost anything you require. You will not be able to adjust to the work environments of other companies after enjoying the facilities here. All employees are very helpful and cheerful. As an intern, you will not be discriminated against or left alone. You have opportunities to go out and meet other teams in the department and get along with your team during team outings, lunches, and games throughout the week.
Cons: Some teams have rigorous meetings and scrums three times a week, needing a new solution every meeting, but not necessarily. If you can get used to a similar routine way of working in the IT industry, then this is the best place. If you are interested in more interactive work, any IT company is not recommended for that case.

Great team; great manager; location sucks

Software Development Engineer Intern • Former Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: Great team with a really understanding manager. A lot of autonomy along with constant constructive feedback. Food was pretty good. Friendly culture. Coworkers much older than me (which is both good and bad). No need to stay late if you consistently get the job done.

Cons: Redmond sucks - it's boring and the weather is bad. It can be hard to get noticed in such a big company. Pay is OK, but not great, especially compared to recent Silicon Valley companies. Middle management is good, but some of the upper-level decisions are questionable.

4.0
Great team; great manager; location sucks
Software Development Engineer Intern • Former Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
April 23, 2015
Pros: Great team with a really understanding manager. A lot of autonomy along with constant constructive feedback. Food was pretty good. Friendly culture. Coworkers much older than me (which is both good and bad). No need to stay late if you consistently get the job done.
Cons: Redmond sucks - it's boring and the weather is bad. It can be hard to get noticed in such a big company. Pay is OK, but not great, especially compared to recent Silicon Valley companies. Middle management is good, but some of the upper-level decisions are questionable.

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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