Software Development Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York
Process
This was the first round of the on-site screening. The interviewer was quite relaxed.
This round typically includes:
- Behavioral questions
- Resume review
- Two technical questions
Questions
Asked about past job experiences, how I tackled the toughest phase of my life. Tech questions about string manipulation, such as: Are these strings isomorphic? Find the minimum distance between the 'a's in the string.
So, basically, how you solve this is to do one pass over the array and store the indices of 'a's in a new array. From this, construct a new array with the differences (a[i+1] - a[i]). Now, find the minimum of this array.
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Interview Statistics
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Success Rate
Microsoft's interview process for their Software Development Engineer roles in New York, New York is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
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Microsoft Work Experiences
- 4.0Great Benefits, Some StressSoftware Development Engineer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesApril 12, 2016Pros: Lots of benefits and flexible hours.Cons: Stressful at times, no other real cons.
- 3.0Good, but has room to improveSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesJuly 8, 2012Pros: 1. Has great benefits such as health care, training, 401k, stock offers, etc. 2. Work and/or life balances are so much better than startups, Google, or Amazon. 3. Generally, career development goals are clear from management level.Cons: 1. Might have too much of a process for product design. 2. Generally, product design teams are less agile.
- 4.0Great Place to WorkSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesJanuary 25, 2011Pros: They treat employees really well. Goals are very clearly defined, and it's easy to track your progress. Your managers want to help you grow your career.Cons: There is a lot of group-think and an unspoken requirement to drink the Kool-Aid. Communication doesn't always happen in the appropriate channels, so it's easy to become disconnected.
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