Process
Referral
Questions
Round 1:
- Detect and remove a loop in a linked list.
- Given a sum and n coins, divide the sum with the help of coins to get the minimum number of coins.
Round 2:
- Find the height of a tree.
- Given two strings, delete all occurrences of characters in the second string from the first string.
Round 3:
- Find the maximum contiguous subarray sum and return the start and end indices.
Round 4:
- Mirror a tree, both by modifying the original tree and without modifying it.
- Given a large list of URLs, delete duplicates.
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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
Just like other big companies in India
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
November 16, 2012
Pros: A very diverse product portfolio brings opportunities to work on diverse domains. Good work is done by a few teams in India; the rest are all back-office.
Cons: Hierarchical org structure and the infamous stack ranking system.
4.0
Great company with smart people, but management of some teams is not good
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
November 19, 2009
Pros: You can work with lots of smart, hard-working people.
You have many chances to work on projects across different teams.
It has a very established software development process.
Cons: Too big to change fast. Political issues everywhere.
Not all leads are good at management.
Development tools need to be improved.
5.0
SDE at Microsoft IDC
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Hyderābād, Telangana, India
September 10, 2013
Pros: 1. People you work with
2. Senior management is very able and always ready to help.
3. Interesting projects.
4. Clear career growth trajectory.
5. Good work-life balance.
Cons: I have been at MS for less than a year, and for the period I have worked, I can't think of any cons as such.
- 3.0Just like other big companies in IndiaSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeNovember 16, 2012Pros: A very diverse product portfolio brings opportunities to work on diverse domains. Good work is done by a few teams in India; the rest are all back-office.Cons: Hierarchical org structure and the infamous stack ranking system.
- 4.0Great company with smart people, but management of some teams is not goodSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesNovember 19, 2009Pros: You can work with lots of smart, hard-working people. You have many chances to work on projects across different teams. It has a very established software development process.Cons: Too big to change fast. Political issues everywhere. Not all leads are good at management. Development tools need to be improved.
- 5.0SDE at Microsoft IDCSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeHyderābād, Telangana, IndiaSeptember 10, 2013Pros: 1. People you work with 2. Senior management is very able and always ready to help. 3. Interesting projects. 4. Clear career growth trajectory. 5. Good work-life balance.Cons: I have been at MS for less than a year, and for the period I have worked, I can't think of any cons as such.
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