Software Development Engineer Interview Experience
Process
I had an on-campus interview. I tendered my resume at the career fair and had a good talk with the recruiter. They replied in about two weeks to invite me to an on-campus interview.
The interviewer gave me only 30 minutes to crack a not-so-easy coding question that had many corner cases and pitfalls. A product design question was also asked.
Questions
Parse a string containing an arithmetic expression. This expression could contain all sorts of garbage, and many edge cases need to be considered.
The follow-up is a phone feature design question.
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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
- 2.0Basking in its former glorySoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesAugust 19, 2016Pros: - Benefits - Discounts and perks - Shuttles and connector bus serviceCons: - Employees are not considered 'first' as they once were. - Motivational events are much smaller than they used to be, if held at all. - Too many egos create an annoying work environment. - The company is moving toward open offices, which are worse than cubicles. - Reviews tend to rank employees against one another, which creates a culture of non-collaboration. - Expectations have risen so high (since Satya took over) that only the 'heroes' who work 70 hours a week and on vacation actually have a chance of meeting them.
- 2.0Endemic Problems at BingSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeBellevue, Washington, United StatesOctober 24, 2013Pros: - Working on software used by millions. - High level of respect for established success. - Company-provided transportation is useful. - Extremely large if you want to move around later in your career.Cons: - Bing has endemic issues with a toxic work environment and broken processes. - Conflict is seen as a desirable way to settle all debate. - At least at Bing, morale is seen as unimportant.
- 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.
Microsoft Interview Questions
