Software Engineer Interview Experience - Australia
July 31, 2019
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
An initial onsite interview was followed by four back-to-back interviews set on another day. All were 1:1 with a higher-up manager, and each interview was 45 minutes long. The interviews were fairly easy, featuring easy-to-medium LeetCode questions.
Questions
Why do you want to work at Microsoft?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 29 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Engineer role in Australia.
Success Rate
28%
Pass Rate
Microsoft's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Australia is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive62%
Neutral24%
Negative14%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Engineer interview process in Australia.
Microsoft Work Experiences
5.0
A good place to work, but you never know what will happen after the next organizational changes
Software Engineer • Former Employee
London, England, United Kingdom
June 14, 2023
Pros: - Flexible benefits
- Access to various sources of learning (all free)
- Flexible working / Remote / Hybrid
- Fridays without internal meetings
- Allowance for fuel / electric car / bike
- Access to cheaper MSFT and partners products
Cons: - Working on projects in extremely different time zones can be exhausting.
- Workload (running multiple projects).
- You must take care of your professional advancement yourself; otherwise, the commitment and the number of delivered projects will not be enough.
- Limited freedom in assessing culture and values.
5.0
Fun Place, Long Hours
Software Engineer • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
February 21, 2023
Pros: Fun environment, good salary, and decent coworkers.
Cons: Bill Gates doesn't visit; long hours.
5.0
Very competitive offer
Software Engineer • Current Employee
May 13, 2021
Pros: Good managers.
WLB
Amazing culture
Good offer
Diversity & Inclusion
Cons: Too big.
Lot of people.
Long onboarding.
A lot of documents.
Time zone issues.
- 5.0A good place to work, but you never know what will happen after the next organizational changesSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomJune 14, 2023Pros: - Flexible benefits - Access to various sources of learning (all free) - Flexible working / Remote / Hybrid - Fridays without internal meetings - Allowance for fuel / electric car / bike - Access to cheaper MSFT and partners productsCons: - Working on projects in extremely different time zones can be exhausting. - Workload (running multiple projects). - You must take care of your professional advancement yourself; otherwise, the commitment and the number of delivered projects will not be enough. - Limited freedom in assessing culture and values.
- 5.0Fun Place, Long HoursSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesFebruary 21, 2023Pros: Fun environment, good salary, and decent coworkers.Cons: Bill Gates doesn't visit; long hours.
- 5.0Very competitive offerSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMay 13, 2021Pros: Good managers. WLB Amazing culture Good offer Diversity & InclusionCons: Too big. Lot of people. Long onboarding. A lot of documents. Time zone issues.
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