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Software Development Engineer Interview Experience

February 1, 2014
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Process

On interview day, I went through several different interviews with people in my office. The process lasted several hours and included many technical and thought-provoking questions. While it was all fair, the experience was still a bit daunting.

Questions

They gave me a chess problem to solve using recursion.

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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.

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