Software Development Engineer Interview Experience
Process
I received an email about one month after applying online to set up a phone interview.
The phone interview was quite simple and lasted for about 45 minutes. The interviewer asked about my projects on my resume.
I received an email within three days stating that I had cleared the phone interview and inviting me to the Redmond office for an onsite interview. However, the actual onsite interview took place only after two months due to the sheer number of candidates they were interviewing.
The onsite interview consisted of three rounds, including a lunch interview. They asked me about some design questions and some related to trees and lists.
Two days later, I received an email from the recruiter that I did not clear the interview.
Questions
LCA of 2 nodes in a binary tree (not BST).
Rearrange digits of a number to find the largest possible number in O(n) time.
Write a CleanAPI() method to remove dirty values in a list of integers.
Many design questions.
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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
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
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Development Engineer interview process in United States.
Microsoft Work Experiences
- 4.0Good opportunities exist hereSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesFebruary 7, 2011Pros: Variety of great projects to work on. You work with great people. Fair opportunities for career growth. Reasonable work-life balance. Great benefits.Cons: There are both good and bad teams. Make sure you understand the team you are joining. Managing your career at the higher levels is very political.
- 5.0Great company, great culture, great team, great benefitsSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeCopenhagen, Capital Region, DenmarkJune 6, 2020Pros: I think Microsoft is a great employer and has a great culture and great values. Most of the engineers working here are very passionate and dedicated, so the learning and collaboration opportunities are amazing. The work-life balance is good, and there are great perks and benefits for employees. The hires are very diverse and come from very different backgrounds, which is great, as it strongly contributes to both the personal and professional growth of the individuals and the success of the products. As it is such an international company and the majority of the employees are expats, it is very easy to adapt in the environment and feel respected and included at the workplace.Cons: Some products are very old and have been written in programming languages that are not used in any other companies or for any other products. It might feel like if you spend too much time there, it would be hard to find another job. This is both because of the lack of practice in other coding languages, but mostly because everything is advancing very fast, new technologies emerge, and you are not actively learning or practicing those.
- 3.0Working for more than one year and feel neutralSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeHyderābād, Telangana, IndiaJuly 25, 2013Pros: - Brand name - Perks are good - Amazing infrastructure and nice recreation facilities as well (pool, TT, tennis, etc.)Cons: - Some teams don't have good work. - Large crowd, tough competition to grow. - Base salary is less compared to other companies. They do eye wash by quoting a very high CTC.
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