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Software Development Engineer Interview Experience

October 1, 2016
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I had the initial phone screen and was rejected three weeks later. They asked me a series of behavioral questions and one logic puzzle (fruits and baskets with wrong labels).

I am surprised and disappointed by the rejection because I feel I am a strong candidate, having had final round interviews with very competitive companies. I solved the brain teaser and felt I did a decent job on the behavioral aspect. However, my interviewer was not a technical person, so she couldn't answer any of the more technical questions I asked at the end. I recall my interview only lasted about 20 minutes, and she ended it before I could think of more questions to ask.

I am very confident that if a technical person had interviewed me, they would have had a better understanding of my skill set. Needless to say, I won't be applying to Microsoft again.

Questions

Three baskets.

One has apples, one has oranges, and one has both.

They are all labeled incorrectly.

Find out which basket contains which with only one draw.

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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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