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Software Development Engineer Interview Experience - United States

March 21, 2013

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The interview was done on-campus. However, everyone was notified that the internship positions were already full.

I got an email saying they will be staying in touch during fall and will consider me for a full-time position.

Questions

Straightforward questions and two coding 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

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

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: Fun place. People are very energetic and smart. I would highly recommend Microsoft.

Cons: Less Salary. Microsoft has great benefits, but most of the benefits don't apply to most people.

A fun place to work

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: Fun place. People are very energetic and smart. I would highly recommend Microsoft.

Cons: Less Salary. Microsoft has great benefits, but most of the benefits don't apply to most people.

Smart People, Killing Initiatives

Software Development Engineer • Former Employee

Redmond, Washington

November 2, 2011

Pros: It is a good place to be, in terms of meeting a lot of smart people and also a lot of people killing other initiatives. Too many politics.

Cons: A lot of strange projects.

Smart People, Killing Initiatives

Software Development Engineer • Former Employee

Redmond, Washington

November 2, 2011

Pros: It is a good place to be, in terms of meeting a lot of smart people and also a lot of people killing other initiatives. Too many politics.

Cons: A lot of strange projects.

From

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Vancouver, Canada

August 21, 2015

Pros: It's Microsoft and great to put on your CV. Colleagues are friendly and professional. You can learn a lot about working with other people and working in a corporation. Work-life balance is okay.

Cons: Salary is low compared to living costs. The work is pretty boring, and engineering processes are ancient. Although they tend to change, they do so very slowly.

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Vancouver, Canada

August 21, 2015

Pros: It's Microsoft and great to put on your CV. Colleagues are friendly and professional. You can learn a lot about working with other people and working in a corporation. Work-life balance is okay.

Cons: Salary is low compared to living costs. The work is pretty boring, and engineering processes are ancient. Although they tend to change, they do so very slowly.

A fun place to work

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: Fun place. People are very energetic and smart. I would highly recommend Microsoft.

Cons: Less Salary. Microsoft has great benefits, but most of the benefits don't apply to most people.

5.0
A fun place to work
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
July 21, 2015
Pros: Fun place. People are very energetic and smart. I would highly recommend Microsoft.
Cons: Less Salary. Microsoft has great benefits, but most of the benefits don't apply to most people.

Smart People, Killing Initiatives

Software Development Engineer • Former Employee

Redmond, Washington

November 2, 2011

Pros: It is a good place to be, in terms of meeting a lot of smart people and also a lot of people killing other initiatives. Too many politics.

Cons: A lot of strange projects.

3.0
Smart People, Killing Initiatives
Software Development Engineer • Former Employee
Redmond, Washington
November 2, 2011
Pros: It is a good place to be, in terms of meeting a lot of smart people and also a lot of people killing other initiatives. Too many politics.
Cons: A lot of strange projects.

From

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Vancouver, Canada

August 21, 2015

Pros: It's Microsoft and great to put on your CV. Colleagues are friendly and professional. You can learn a lot about working with other people and working in a corporation. Work-life balance is okay.

Cons: Salary is low compared to living costs. The work is pretty boring, and engineering processes are ancient. Although they tend to change, they do so very slowly.

3.0
From
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Vancouver, Canada
August 21, 2015
Pros: It's Microsoft and great to put on your CV. Colleagues are friendly and professional. You can learn a lot about working with other people and working in a corporation. Work-life balance is okay.
Cons: Salary is low compared to living costs. The work is pretty boring, and engineering processes are ancient. Although they tend to change, they do so very slowly.

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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