Microsoft

Software Development Engineer Interview Experience

December 11, 2013

Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The interview was scheduled online and lasted about 30 minutes.

Questions focused on Microsoft products.

At the end, the HR representative asked me to solve a sorting algorithm, with no specific programming language required.

Questions

How would you like to design a washing machine?

Which is your favorite Microsoft product?

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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

A fun place to work, but..

Software Development Engineer • Former Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: Competitive salary. If you are posted in HQ Redmond, then low cost of living (compared to the Bay Area). Excellent benefits and a bunch of cool coworkers. Lots of opportunity to move around, make contacts, and gain experience.

Cons: Politics, over-competitiveness, and secrecy inside the team can be issues. For performing well, one needs to put in lots of time, which might kill the work-life balance. Probably that's true for other software companies as well.

A fun place to work, but..

Software Development Engineer • Former Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: Competitive salary. If you are posted in HQ Redmond, then low cost of living (compared to the Bay Area). Excellent benefits and a bunch of cool coworkers. Lots of opportunity to move around, make contacts, and gain experience.

Cons: Politics, over-competitiveness, and secrecy inside the team can be issues. For performing well, one needs to put in lots of time, which might kill the work-life balance. Probably that's true for other software companies as well.

It was stimulating

Software Development Engineer • Former Employee

Hyderābād, Telangana, India

Pros: The work atmosphere was extremely good, with completely flexible timings. Communication to mentors and managers was completely open. Adequate machines and tools were given to work, and I was trusted with my work.

Cons: There could be more intern-employee conversion transparency, and some training on corporate life and programming. It took me quite a while to learn what I had to do, so previous indication of which team and project I would be working on would have gone a long way in having an idea before joining the team.

It was stimulating

Software Development Engineer • Former Employee

Hyderābād, Telangana, India

Pros: The work atmosphere was extremely good, with completely flexible timings. Communication to mentors and managers was completely open. Adequate machines and tools were given to work, and I was trusted with my work.

Cons: There could be more intern-employee conversion transparency, and some training on corporate life and programming. It took me quite a while to learn what I had to do, so previous indication of which team and project I would be working on would have gone a long way in having an idea before joining the team.

Mature response to COVID-19

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Pros: Didn't cancel internships despite COVID-19. Extremely warm and co-operative administration.

Cons: None that I can think of.

Mature response to COVID-19

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Pros: Didn't cancel internships despite COVID-19. Extremely warm and co-operative administration.

Cons: None that I can think of.

A fun place to work, but..

Software Development Engineer • Former Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: Competitive salary. If you are posted in HQ Redmond, then low cost of living (compared to the Bay Area). Excellent benefits and a bunch of cool coworkers. Lots of opportunity to move around, make contacts, and gain experience.

Cons: Politics, over-competitiveness, and secrecy inside the team can be issues. For performing well, one needs to put in lots of time, which might kill the work-life balance. Probably that's true for other software companies as well.

5.0
A fun place to work, but..
Software Development Engineer • Former Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
March 5, 2014
Pros: Competitive salary. If you are posted in HQ Redmond, then low cost of living (compared to the Bay Area). Excellent benefits and a bunch of cool coworkers. Lots of opportunity to move around, make contacts, and gain experience.
Cons: Politics, over-competitiveness, and secrecy inside the team can be issues. For performing well, one needs to put in lots of time, which might kill the work-life balance. Probably that's true for other software companies as well.

It was stimulating

Software Development Engineer • Former Employee

Hyderābād, Telangana, India

Pros: The work atmosphere was extremely good, with completely flexible timings. Communication to mentors and managers was completely open. Adequate machines and tools were given to work, and I was trusted with my work.

Cons: There could be more intern-employee conversion transparency, and some training on corporate life and programming. It took me quite a while to learn what I had to do, so previous indication of which team and project I would be working on would have gone a long way in having an idea before joining the team.

5.0
It was stimulating
Software Development Engineer • Former Employee
Hyderābād, Telangana, India
June 24, 2012
Pros: The work atmosphere was extremely good, with completely flexible timings. Communication to mentors and managers was completely open. Adequate machines and tools were given to work, and I was trusted with my work.
Cons: There could be more intern-employee conversion transparency, and some training on corporate life and programming. It took me quite a while to learn what I had to do, so previous indication of which team and project I would be working on would have gone a long way in having an idea before joining the team.

Mature response to COVID-19

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Pros: Didn't cancel internships despite COVID-19. Extremely warm and co-operative administration.

Cons: None that I can think of.

5.0
Mature response to COVID-19
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
April 28, 2020
Pros: Didn't cancel internships despite COVID-19. Extremely warm and co-operative administration.
Cons: None that I can think of.

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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