Microsoft

Software Development Engineer Intern Interview Experience

November 12, 2013

Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied at a career fair and heard back within a week to schedule an interview on campus.

I was a little disappointed because I don't know what they were looking for.

I worked through the coding problem fine, and the interviewer seemed to have a good time.

Questions

Given a number in string format ("13") and an integer (10), write a function to return the number in the specified base (e.g., convert("13", 16) returns 19).

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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

Internship is good

Software Development Engineer Intern • Former Employee

Hyderābād, Telangana, India

Pros: Free lunch for interns. Full two-month stay. Vast campus with various outdoor games.

Cons: Recruits are mostly toppers of the institute. Managers show bias. Managers try to save FTE by giving their work to interns and rate interns however they like. Conversion interviews involve deep dives into concepts like OS and DBMS, and they reject us.

Internship is good

Software Development Engineer Intern • Former Employee

Hyderābād, Telangana, India

Pros: Free lunch for interns. Full two-month stay. Vast campus with various outdoor games.

Cons: Recruits are mostly toppers of the institute. Managers show bias. Managers try to save FTE by giving their work to interns and rate interns however they like. Conversion interviews involve deep dives into concepts like OS and DBMS, and they reject us.

A good, big company

Software Development Engineer Intern • Current Employee

Beijing, Beijing, China

Pros: All things are well scheduled and regular meetings are held. All things are done step by step and finally successfully finished.

Cons: There is no individual heroism; what works is the system, not a specific employee.

A good, big company

Software Development Engineer Intern • Current Employee

Beijing, Beijing, China

Pros: All things are well scheduled and regular meetings are held. All things are done step by step and finally successfully finished.

Cons: There is no individual heroism; what works is the system, not a specific employee.

Great Mentor, Short Term

Software Development Engineer Intern • Current Employee

Suzhou, Jiangsu, China

November 8, 2021

Pros: Good mentor feedback. Flexible working hours.

Cons: Can only work for at most three months. Cannot start the internship until late May.

Great Mentor, Short Term

Software Development Engineer Intern • Current Employee

Suzhou, Jiangsu, China

November 8, 2021

Pros: Good mentor feedback. Flexible working hours.

Cons: Can only work for at most three months. Cannot start the internship until late May.

Internship is good

Software Development Engineer Intern • Former Employee

Hyderābād, Telangana, India

Pros: Free lunch for interns. Full two-month stay. Vast campus with various outdoor games.

Cons: Recruits are mostly toppers of the institute. Managers show bias. Managers try to save FTE by giving their work to interns and rate interns however they like. Conversion interviews involve deep dives into concepts like OS and DBMS, and they reject us.

4.0
Internship is good
Software Development Engineer Intern • Former Employee
Hyderābād, Telangana, India
April 23, 2017
Pros: Free lunch for interns. Full two-month stay. Vast campus with various outdoor games.
Cons: Recruits are mostly toppers of the institute. Managers show bias. Managers try to save FTE by giving their work to interns and rate interns however they like. Conversion interviews involve deep dives into concepts like OS and DBMS, and they reject us.

A good, big company

Software Development Engineer Intern • Current Employee

Beijing, Beijing, China

Pros: All things are well scheduled and regular meetings are held. All things are done step by step and finally successfully finished.

Cons: There is no individual heroism; what works is the system, not a specific employee.

4.0
A good, big company
Software Development Engineer Intern • Current Employee
Beijing, Beijing, China
June 3, 2014
Pros: All things are well scheduled and regular meetings are held. All things are done step by step and finally successfully finished.
Cons: There is no individual heroism; what works is the system, not a specific employee.

Great Mentor, Short Term

Software Development Engineer Intern • Current Employee

Suzhou, Jiangsu, China

November 8, 2021

Pros: Good mentor feedback. Flexible working hours.

Cons: Can only work for at most three months. Cannot start the internship until late May.

5.0
Great Mentor, Short Term
Software Development Engineer Intern • Current Employee
Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
November 8, 2021
Pros: Good mentor feedback. Flexible working hours.
Cons: Can only work for at most three months. Cannot start the internship until late May.

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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