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Software Development Engineer Interview Experience - Warsaw, Poland

March 1, 2013

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Skype Interview:

Theoretical questions included: differences between a thread and a process, what is a critical section, and the conditions for a deadlock.

I was asked to write code that reverses the order of words in a string.

On-Site Interview:

I was invited to Warsaw, Poland, for the on-site interview. I had four technical interviews and one HR interview at the end.

Questions

Given an N x M board, how many ways are there to go from the left-top corner to the right-bottom corner?

Write code and explain your answer.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Development Engineer role in Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship.

Success Rate

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Pass Rate

Microsoft's interview process for their Software Development Engineer roles in Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive100%

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Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Development Engineer interview process in Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship.

Microsoft Work Experiences

Great Pay, Stagnant Growth

Software Development Engineer • Former Employee

Hyderābād, Telangana, India

Pros: Great campus, good work-life balance (too much life, no work), good compensation, intelligent people around, and ample opportunities for Redmond/California transfers if shifting abroad is your only goal in life.

Cons: Too much hierarchy, and you will never know the bigger picture of your work. Very slow code to deploy cycles. Old practices, old technologies, old people, old outlook. They over-hire from the top tech schools in India and end up giving pathetic work to you, crushing any sort of intellectual development. The initial package is good, but subsequent increments are very low compared to industry standards.

Great Pay, Stagnant Growth

Software Development Engineer • Former Employee

Hyderābād, Telangana, India

Pros: Great campus, good work-life balance (too much life, no work), good compensation, intelligent people around, and ample opportunities for Redmond/California transfers if shifting abroad is your only goal in life.

Cons: Too much hierarchy, and you will never know the bigger picture of your work. Very slow code to deploy cycles. Old practices, old technologies, old people, old outlook. They over-hire from the top tech schools in India and end up giving pathetic work to you, crushing any sort of intellectual development. The initial package is good, but subsequent increments are very low compared to industry standards.

Good company with a promising future

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Beijing, Beijing, China

Pros: I appreciate the idea of taking designers seriously. That makes me believe that products in the future will be beautiful. And I myself, as a developer, enjoy programming new products here. The idea of "mobile first, cloud first" will make a better future for this company. Good work-life balance.

Cons: Sometimes PMs and designers discuss too loudly. And toys are too near the working area. So it is hard to focus in the office.

Good company with a promising future

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Beijing, Beijing, China

Pros: I appreciate the idea of taking designers seriously. That makes me believe that products in the future will be beautiful. And I myself, as a developer, enjoy programming new products here. The idea of "mobile first, cloud first" will make a better future for this company. Good work-life balance.

Cons: Sometimes PMs and designers discuss too loudly. And toys are too near the working area. So it is hard to focus in the office.

Good Vibes, Low Pay

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Hyderābād, Telangana, India

Pros: Good work environment. Good work-life balance.

Cons: Low pay compared to others. Slower career growth.

Good Vibes, Low Pay

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Hyderābād, Telangana, India

Pros: Good work environment. Good work-life balance.

Cons: Low pay compared to others. Slower career growth.

Great Pay, Stagnant Growth

Software Development Engineer • Former Employee

Hyderābād, Telangana, India

Pros: Great campus, good work-life balance (too much life, no work), good compensation, intelligent people around, and ample opportunities for Redmond/California transfers if shifting abroad is your only goal in life.

Cons: Too much hierarchy, and you will never know the bigger picture of your work. Very slow code to deploy cycles. Old practices, old technologies, old people, old outlook. They over-hire from the top tech schools in India and end up giving pathetic work to you, crushing any sort of intellectual development. The initial package is good, but subsequent increments are very low compared to industry standards.

1.0
Great Pay, Stagnant Growth
Software Development Engineer • Former Employee
Hyderābād, Telangana, India
July 6, 2016
Pros: Great campus, good work-life balance (too much life, no work), good compensation, intelligent people around, and ample opportunities for Redmond/California transfers if shifting abroad is your only goal in life.
Cons: Too much hierarchy, and you will never know the bigger picture of your work. Very slow code to deploy cycles. Old practices, old technologies, old people, old outlook. They over-hire from the top tech schools in India and end up giving pathetic work to you, crushing any sort of intellectual development. The initial package is good, but subsequent increments are very low compared to industry standards.

Good company with a promising future

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Beijing, Beijing, China

Pros: I appreciate the idea of taking designers seriously. That makes me believe that products in the future will be beautiful. And I myself, as a developer, enjoy programming new products here. The idea of "mobile first, cloud first" will make a better future for this company. Good work-life balance.

Cons: Sometimes PMs and designers discuss too loudly. And toys are too near the working area. So it is hard to focus in the office.

5.0
Good company with a promising future
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Beijing, Beijing, China
July 26, 2016
Pros: I appreciate the idea of taking designers seriously. That makes me believe that products in the future will be beautiful. And I myself, as a developer, enjoy programming new products here. The idea of "mobile first, cloud first" will make a better future for this company. Good work-life balance.
Cons: Sometimes PMs and designers discuss too loudly. And toys are too near the working area. So it is hard to focus in the office.

Good Vibes, Low Pay

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Hyderābād, Telangana, India

Pros: Good work environment. Good work-life balance.

Cons: Low pay compared to others. Slower career growth.

4.0
Good Vibes, Low Pay
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Hyderābād, Telangana, India
March 8, 2020
Pros: Good work environment. Good work-life balance.
Cons: Low pay compared to others. Slower career growth.

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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