Software Engineer Interview Experience - Canada
November 1, 2020
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
The interview consisted of four rounds: three coding rounds and one system design round.
The interviewers were very nice and good people.
The coding problems were not overly difficult, but candidates were expected to specify inputs and consider corner cases.
Questions
Do you meet some situation where you have conflict with others? How did you deal with it?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 78 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Engineer role in Canada.
Success Rate
24%
Pass Rate
Microsoft's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Canada is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive65%
Neutral24%
Negative10%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Engineer interview process in Canada.
Microsoft Work Experiences
5.0
Good Balance, Boring Legacy Tasks
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
September 25, 2017
Pros: Work-life balance is great, lots of benefits, and a good culture in general.
Cons: You can get lost in one of those "big org teams" doing very boring/legacy stuff.
Stock bonus is lower than other big companies.
4.0
Good work-life balance
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
April 14, 2021
Pros: People are helpful.
Slow-paced.
Decent perks.
Cons: Entirely depends on the manager.
Little slow-paced.
Could pay a little higher, similar to FANG.
2.0
Faang-level Work, Bad Management
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Prague, Czech Republic
November 17, 2025
Pros: A top-tier company can be considered as FAANG.
Cons: Bad management and unfriendly atmosphere
- 5.0Good Balance, Boring Legacy TasksSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesSeptember 25, 2017Pros: Work-life balance is great, lots of benefits, and a good culture in general.Cons: You can get lost in one of those "big org teams" doing very boring/legacy stuff. Stock bonus is lower than other big companies.
- 4.0Good work-life balanceSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesApril 14, 2021Pros: People are helpful. Slow-paced. Decent perks.Cons: Entirely depends on the manager. Little slow-paced. Could pay a little higher, similar to FANG.
- 2.0Faang-level Work, Bad ManagementSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeePrague, Czech RepublicNovember 17, 2025Pros: A top-tier company can be considered as FAANG.Cons: Bad management and unfriendly atmosphere
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