Software Engineer 2 Interview Experience - Belgrade, Serbia
July 1, 2024
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The process went like this:
- First, there was an HR interview—a very pleasant conversation that introduced the company and the overall process.
- Next, there was a test consisting of three tasks: one easy, one difficult, and one of medium difficulty.
- After the tests, a loop interview followed, comprising four consecutive interviews:
- The first was behavioural, assessing how you handle given situations.
- The second was an algorithmic task, which was very easy.
- The third was system design, where, in the end, I didn’t understand what was expected of me.
- The fourth was OOP design.
Overall, all the interviewers were very pleasant.
Questions
In the system design part, there was a question about how you would design a system for sending and receiving emails. I don't really remember the other details.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Microsoft Software Engineer 2 role in Belgrade, Serbia.
Success Rate
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Pass Rate
Microsoft's interview process for their Software Engineer 2 roles in Belgrade, Serbia is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
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Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Engineer 2 interview process in Belgrade, Serbia.
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