Microsoft

Software Development Engineer Interview Experience - New Delhi, India

December 1, 2020

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Process

1 written + 3 technical interview.

Questions related to data structure and algorithms, resume, and projects.

Intro, questions related to work experience, then asked 3 coding questions. I coded them. He wanted the full code written on an editor.

Questions

Write code for an LRU cache.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 18 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Development Engineer role in New Delhi, India.

Success Rate

17%

Pass Rate

Microsoft's interview process for their Software Development Engineer roles in New Delhi, India is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive67%

Neutral28%

Negative6%

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

Microsoft Work Experiences

Lumbering, 90% politics, little innovation, poor review process

Software Development Engineer • Former Employee

Redmond, Washington

October 24, 2013

Pros: I worked there for 4 years, and not once did the paycheck bounce or come late. Also, if you want the chance to write code that will be used by millions of people, this is one place you can do it. There are others, though.

Cons: I found it impossible to have much of an impact on anything as an IC at MS. Also, if you have unique skills that not every programmer has, like I do (PhD in theoretical physics), such skills are wasted at a place like MS. If you want to have an impact on things, I found much more success at a small company. It's the whole big fish/small pond thing, I suppose.

Lumbering, 90% politics, little innovation, poor review process

Software Development Engineer • Former Employee

Redmond, Washington

October 24, 2013

Pros: I worked there for 4 years, and not once did the paycheck bounce or come late. Also, if you want the chance to write code that will be used by millions of people, this is one place you can do it. There are others, though.

Cons: I found it impossible to have much of an impact on anything as an IC at MS. Also, if you have unique skills that not every programmer has, like I do (PhD in theoretical physics), such skills are wasted at a place like MS. If you want to have an impact on things, I found much more success at a small company. It's the whole big fish/small pond thing, I suppose.

Good company to work for

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Hyderābād, India

Pros: Challenging work with intellectuals around you. There's a lot to learn. The most important thing is that your coding skills will reach perfection.

Cons: So far, I didn't experience any.

Good company to work for

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Hyderābād, India

Pros: Challenging work with intellectuals around you. There's a lot to learn. The most important thing is that your coding skills will reach perfection.

Cons: So far, I didn't experience any.

Reasonable pay, good chances to grow

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington

December 26, 2014

Pros: I felt like there were good opportunities to work on products with a wide reach. The pay was fair, but not stellar. The benefits were very good.

Cons: When I started, the company felt pretty young, even though it wasn't. Riding bikes or playing Frisbee in the hall were normal. By the time I left, things like that would have been frowned on. The company felt much more corporate.

Reasonable pay, good chances to grow

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington

December 26, 2014

Pros: I felt like there were good opportunities to work on products with a wide reach. The pay was fair, but not stellar. The benefits were very good.

Cons: When I started, the company felt pretty young, even though it wasn't. Riding bikes or playing Frisbee in the hall were normal. By the time I left, things like that would have been frowned on. The company felt much more corporate.

Lumbering, 90% politics, little innovation, poor review process

Software Development Engineer • Former Employee

Redmond, Washington

October 24, 2013

Pros: I worked there for 4 years, and not once did the paycheck bounce or come late. Also, if you want the chance to write code that will be used by millions of people, this is one place you can do it. There are others, though.

Cons: I found it impossible to have much of an impact on anything as an IC at MS. Also, if you have unique skills that not every programmer has, like I do (PhD in theoretical physics), such skills are wasted at a place like MS. If you want to have an impact on things, I found much more success at a small company. It's the whole big fish/small pond thing, I suppose.

2.0
Lumbering, 90% politics, little innovation, poor review process
Software Development Engineer • Former Employee
Redmond, Washington
October 24, 2013
Pros: I worked there for 4 years, and not once did the paycheck bounce or come late. Also, if you want the chance to write code that will be used by millions of people, this is one place you can do it. There are others, though.
Cons: I found it impossible to have much of an impact on anything as an IC at MS. Also, if you have unique skills that not every programmer has, like I do (PhD in theoretical physics), such skills are wasted at a place like MS. If you want to have an impact on things, I found much more success at a small company. It's the whole big fish/small pond thing, I suppose.

Good company to work for

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Hyderābād, India

Pros: Challenging work with intellectuals around you. There's a lot to learn. The most important thing is that your coding skills will reach perfection.

Cons: So far, I didn't experience any.

4.0
Good company to work for
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Hyderābād, India
June 19, 2013
Pros: Challenging work with intellectuals around you. There's a lot to learn. The most important thing is that your coding skills will reach perfection.
Cons: So far, I didn't experience any.

Reasonable pay, good chances to grow

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington

December 26, 2014

Pros: I felt like there were good opportunities to work on products with a wide reach. The pay was fair, but not stellar. The benefits were very good.

Cons: When I started, the company felt pretty young, even though it wasn't. Riding bikes or playing Frisbee in the hall were normal. By the time I left, things like that would have been frowned on. The company felt much more corporate.

4.0
Reasonable pay, good chances to grow
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington
December 26, 2014
Pros: I felt like there were good opportunities to work on products with a wide reach. The pay was fair, but not stellar. The benefits were very good.
Cons: When I started, the company felt pretty young, even though it wasn't. Riding bikes or playing Frisbee in the hall were normal. By the time I left, things like that would have been frowned on. The company felt much more corporate.

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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