Software Development Engineer Interview Experience
December 17, 2013
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I applied online after a recruiter contacted me via LinkedIn.
About a week later, they set up a phone interview.
It was with an HR person. The questions were quite simple.
Questions
Nothing difficult or unexpected.
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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
3.0
Smart colleagues, heavy processes
Software Development Engineer • Former Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
October 20, 2014
Pros: Lots of very smart coworkers.
Cons: Heavy processes; everything took forever to release.
4.0
Follow the process
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
March 18, 2012
Pros: Big company with a lot of people from all over the world.
Cons: The competition with the new company is too slow.
3.0
Internship at Microsoft
Software Development Engineer • Former Employee
Gurgaon, Haryana, India
June 24, 2017
Pros: The company is good at its products, and the working environment is good. Flexible employment hours are provided.
Cons: Most things are not provided to interns, like products. They just treat interns as a person who has come for vacation here and try to provide as little work as possible to them.
- 3.0Smart colleagues, heavy processesSoftware Development Engineer • Former EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesOctober 20, 2014Pros: Lots of very smart coworkers.Cons: Heavy processes; everything took forever to release.
- 4.0Follow the processSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeMarch 18, 2012Pros: Big company with a lot of people from all over the world.Cons: The competition with the new company is too slow.
- 3.0Internship at MicrosoftSoftware Development Engineer • Former EmployeeGurgaon, Haryana, IndiaJune 24, 2017Pros: The company is good at its products, and the working environment is good. Flexible employment hours are provided.Cons: Most things are not provided to interns, like products. They just treat interns as a person who has come for vacation here and try to provide as little work as possible to them.
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