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Software Development Engineer (SDE) Interview Experience

March 15, 2013
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Phone interview, then on-site.

Questions

Given a random array, how can you find the median without using any known sorting algorithm?

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 28 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Development Engineer (SDE) role in United States.

Success Rate

18%
Pass Rate

Microsoft's interview process for their Software Development Engineer (SDE) roles in the United States is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive57%
Neutral36%
Negative7%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Development Engineer (SDE) interview process in United States.

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