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Software Development Engineer (SDE1) Interview Experience - Redmond, Washington

December 15, 2025
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

First, they sent me a HackerRank online assessment. The online assessment had two questions: one hard DP and one medium intervals problem. That was followed by three rounds of interviews. In each round, they asked DSA and behavioral questions. The topics included BFS, Heaps, and Arrays.

Questions

Tell me about a difficult challenge you faced.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Microsoft Software Development Engineer (SDE1) role in Redmond, Washington.

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Pass Rate

Microsoft's interview process for their Software Development Engineer (SDE1) roles in Redmond, Washington is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

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Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Development Engineer (SDE1) interview process in Redmond, Washington.

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