Microsoft

Software Development Engineer Interview Experience - Redmond, Washington

November 1, 2016

Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

I had four interviews with Microsoft in Seattle. Each interview was 45 minutes long.

At the end of each interview, I was given 15 minutes to rest in between.

To begin each interview, we went over my resume and then proceeded straight into a technical question on the whiteboard. Each of these tested my knowledge of algorithms and data structures.

Questions

Implement an LRU cache.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 214 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Development Engineer role in Redmond, Washington.

Success Rate

45%

Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive75%

Neutral17%

Negative8%

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

Microsoft Work Experiences

Great Team Environment

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

February 24, 2020

Pros: As an apprentice, I have had the opportunity to work alongside some amazing SDEs that have helped me learn the craft, grow my basic CS fundamentals, and receive weekly mentorship from my supervisor.

Cons: Work to develop a more concrete experience for your apprentices, modeling it off the internship program.

Great Team Environment

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

February 24, 2020

Pros: As an apprentice, I have had the opportunity to work alongside some amazing SDEs that have helped me learn the craft, grow my basic CS fundamentals, and receive weekly mentorship from my supervisor.

Cons: Work to develop a more concrete experience for your apprentices, modeling it off the internship program.

Microsoft is great, but could be better

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

February 28, 2017

Pros: - Strong work-life balance. - Strong commitment to engineering (mostly).

Cons: - Feels too big sometimes. - Occasionally impersonal.

Microsoft is great, but could be better

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

February 28, 2017

Pros: - Strong work-life balance. - Strong commitment to engineering (mostly).

Cons: - Feels too big sometimes. - Occasionally impersonal.

Smart people, interesting work

Software Development Engineer • Former Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: They do a little bit of everything. If you want to do it, you can probably do it at Microsoft.

Cons: The culture is frustrating, and it feels like the executive-level decisions are completely detached from the wishes of the employees at times.

Smart people, interesting work

Software Development Engineer • Former Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: They do a little bit of everything. If you want to do it, you can probably do it at Microsoft.

Cons: The culture is frustrating, and it feels like the executive-level decisions are completely detached from the wishes of the employees at times.

Great Team Environment

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

February 24, 2020

Pros: As an apprentice, I have had the opportunity to work alongside some amazing SDEs that have helped me learn the craft, grow my basic CS fundamentals, and receive weekly mentorship from my supervisor.

Cons: Work to develop a more concrete experience for your apprentices, modeling it off the internship program.

5.0
Great Team Environment
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
February 24, 2020
Pros: As an apprentice, I have had the opportunity to work alongside some amazing SDEs that have helped me learn the craft, grow my basic CS fundamentals, and receive weekly mentorship from my supervisor.
Cons: Work to develop a more concrete experience for your apprentices, modeling it off the internship program.

Microsoft is great, but could be better

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

February 28, 2017

Pros: - Strong work-life balance. - Strong commitment to engineering (mostly).

Cons: - Feels too big sometimes. - Occasionally impersonal.

4.0
Microsoft is great, but could be better
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
February 28, 2017
Pros: - Strong work-life balance. - Strong commitment to engineering (mostly).
Cons: - Feels too big sometimes. - Occasionally impersonal.

Smart people, interesting work

Software Development Engineer • Former Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: They do a little bit of everything. If you want to do it, you can probably do it at Microsoft.

Cons: The culture is frustrating, and it feels like the executive-level decisions are completely detached from the wishes of the employees at times.

5.0
Smart people, interesting work
Software Development Engineer • Former Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
March 18, 2013
Pros: They do a little bit of everything. If you want to do it, you can probably do it at Microsoft.
Cons: The culture is frustrating, and it feels like the executive-level decisions are completely detached from the wishes of the employees at times.

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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