Microsoft

Software Development Engineer Interview Experience

December 1, 2021

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Overall, a smooth process. The recruiter sent a coding assignment that needed to be completed in 60 minutes.

If you clear this, you are invited for an onsite round, which comprises four back-to-back coding rounds.

Questions

Delete a binary tree without using extra memory.
Sum of two integers represented as linked lists.
Maximum sub-array problem (LC DP).
LC medium-level string problems.
Solve basic problems using a hash map.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 634 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Development Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

29%

Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive57%

Neutral32%

Negative11%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Development Engineer interview process in United States.

Microsoft Work Experiences

Intern in Summer '07

Software Development Engineer • Former Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: 1. Innovative work culture 2. Possibility of a lot of growth 3. Importance given to employee creativity 4. Very good work-life balance 5. Good compensation

Cons: 1. Some groups are sluggish and require standard/non-innovative work. 2. There is a lot of bureaucracy near top levels. 3. Things which are not good for Microsoft are sometimes done.

Intern in Summer '07

Software Development Engineer • Former Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: 1. Innovative work culture 2. Possibility of a lot of growth 3. Importance given to employee creativity 4. Very good work-life balance 5. Good compensation

Cons: 1. Some groups are sluggish and require standard/non-innovative work. 2. There is a lot of bureaucracy near top levels. 3. Things which are not good for Microsoft are sometimes done.

Good Office, Bad Balance

Software Development Engineer • Former Employee

Beijing, Beijing, China

Pros: Very good office, comprehensive HR support, humanitarian vacation policy, opportunity to work with global colleagues.

Cons: Many technologies Microsoft used were proprietary and not popular with other companies. The salary is not competitive. Microsoft is not the giant it once was. The work/life balance in my team is very bad.

Good Office, Bad Balance

Software Development Engineer • Former Employee

Beijing, Beijing, China

Pros: Very good office, comprehensive HR support, humanitarian vacation policy, opportunity to work with global colleagues.

Cons: Many technologies Microsoft used were proprietary and not popular with other companies. The salary is not competitive. Microsoft is not the giant it once was. The work/life balance in my team is very bad.

Great Team, Ireland Office Frustrated

Software Development Engineer • Former Employee

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Pros: Great team to work with. Easygoing attitude. Room to grow, both technical and leadership career progression paths. You can choose either.

Cons: An America-centric company. It felt like the Ireland office was told what to do, and things could change at any time.

Great Team, Ireland Office Frustrated

Software Development Engineer • Former Employee

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Pros: Great team to work with. Easygoing attitude. Room to grow, both technical and leadership career progression paths. You can choose either.

Cons: An America-centric company. It felt like the Ireland office was told what to do, and things could change at any time.

Intern in Summer '07

Software Development Engineer • Former Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: 1. Innovative work culture 2. Possibility of a lot of growth 3. Importance given to employee creativity 4. Very good work-life balance 5. Good compensation

Cons: 1. Some groups are sluggish and require standard/non-innovative work. 2. There is a lot of bureaucracy near top levels. 3. Things which are not good for Microsoft are sometimes done.

5.0
Intern in Summer '07
Software Development Engineer • Former Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
March 1, 2010
Pros: 1. Innovative work culture 2. Possibility of a lot of growth 3. Importance given to employee creativity 4. Very good work-life balance 5. Good compensation
Cons: 1. Some groups are sluggish and require standard/non-innovative work. 2. There is a lot of bureaucracy near top levels. 3. Things which are not good for Microsoft are sometimes done.

Good Office, Bad Balance

Software Development Engineer • Former Employee

Beijing, Beijing, China

Pros: Very good office, comprehensive HR support, humanitarian vacation policy, opportunity to work with global colleagues.

Cons: Many technologies Microsoft used were proprietary and not popular with other companies. The salary is not competitive. Microsoft is not the giant it once was. The work/life balance in my team is very bad.

3.0
Good Office, Bad Balance
Software Development Engineer • Former Employee
Beijing, Beijing, China
April 24, 2015
Pros: Very good office, comprehensive HR support, humanitarian vacation policy, opportunity to work with global colleagues.
Cons: Many technologies Microsoft used were proprietary and not popular with other companies. The salary is not competitive. Microsoft is not the giant it once was. The work/life balance in my team is very bad.

Great Team, Ireland Office Frustrated

Software Development Engineer • Former Employee

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Pros: Great team to work with. Easygoing attitude. Room to grow, both technical and leadership career progression paths. You can choose either.

Cons: An America-centric company. It felt like the Ireland office was told what to do, and things could change at any time.

4.0
Great Team, Ireland Office Frustrated
Software Development Engineer • Former Employee
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
July 15, 2017
Pros: Great team to work with. Easygoing attitude. Room to grow, both technical and leadership career progression paths. You can choose either.
Cons: An America-centric company. It felt like the Ireland office was told what to do, and things could change at any time.

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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