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Software Development Engineer Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington

September 1, 2018
Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

I interviewed on campus in Fall 2017 and then received an email stating all internships were filled for Summer 2018.

In Fall 2018, I received another email from the same recruiter asking if I was still interested and if I would like to apply for a full-time position. I accepted, and they flew me out for a final round interview two weeks later.

The interview was half a day, starting at 7:30 am and ending around 1 pm. It consisted of four one-on-one interviews:

  • The first interview was a technical data structures question.
  • The second tested and verified a black box program.
  • The third assessed logic (how I think through problems) and an architecture problem.
  • The last interview was entirely behavioral.

I interviewed on a Thursday and received an email ten days later extending a full-time offer.

Questions

How do you know the runtime of a program is O(n)?

Now, how would you test it?

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 83 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Development Engineer role in Seattle, Washington.

Success Rate

23%
Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive54%
Neutral31%
Negative14%

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

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