Software Engineer Interview Experience - Boston, Massachusetts
Process
4 Interviews:
1 Behavioral (1 hour)
3x Technical (1 hour each)
First 15 minutes is small talk. Make sure to minimize the small talk or ask to do it at the end to give yourself time for coding the solution.
Questions
Need to know interview basics.
- DFS/BFS
- Lots of graph problems
- Famous question is implementing a priority queue.
- Arrays and how to optimize solutions, binary search, etc.
- Binary trees and how to check if they're balanced, mirrored, etc.
Make sure you think about the questions and don't focus on narrow solutions. Ask about edge cases and make sure you understand the statement.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 11 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Engineer role in Boston, Massachusetts.
Success Rate
Microsoft's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Boston, Massachusetts is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Engineer interview process in Boston, Massachusetts.
Microsoft Work Experiences
- 5.0Pretty good place to workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBoston, Massachusetts, United StatesNovember 5, 2025Pros: Good growth opportunities. Large-scale work. Good work-life balance most of the time.Cons: It can be intense during ignite or build. On-call can get crazy depending on the team. And the politics between different managers can get in the way of work sometimes.
- 3.0Great Mentorship, Declining CultureSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBoston, Massachusetts, United StatesMay 19, 2025Pros: Mentorship programs among different organizations.Cons: Culture is going down significantly.
- 5.0GoodSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBoston, Massachusetts, United StatesNovember 13, 2023Pros: Large, profitable company, good location, and diverse.Cons: I haven't been at the company for a long time, so there are no cons.
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