Software Engineer II Interview Experience - Canada
October 16, 2025
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Process
First, I had a technical round where the interviewer asked a LeetCode medium question. Then, the onsite consisted of three rounds with the Hiring Manager and senior engineers. They all asked a LeetCode medium question and some behavioral questions during each of these interviews.
Questions
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 8 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Engineer II role in Canada.
Success Rate
50%
Pass Rate
Microsoft's interview process for their Software Engineer II roles in Canada is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive50%
Neutral25%
Negative25%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Engineer II interview process in Canada.
Microsoft Work Experiences
4.0
Good work-life balance
Software Engineer II • Current Employee
Hyderābād, Telangana, India
November 16, 2025
Pros: Good WL balance, nice office, very systematic, supporting people.
Cons: May not be good for freshers looking for high-paced learning in their initial years.
3.0
Good place to learn
Software Engineer II • Current Employee
Bucharest, București, Romania
November 16, 2025
Pros: Access to new technologies, certifications, nice colleagues, and good money.
Cons: It can be stressful at times, with on-call being heavy in some teams. There's too big a dependency on US teams that are usually not very responsive.
4.0
One of the better cultures in big tech
Software Engineer II • Current Employee
Hyderābād, Telangana, India
November 14, 2025
Pros: Good culture and employee benefits, stock.
Cons: Low increments and refreshers, slow promotions.
- 4.0Good work-life balanceSoftware Engineer II • Current EmployeeHyderābād, Telangana, IndiaNovember 16, 2025Pros: Good WL balance, nice office, very systematic, supporting people.Cons: May not be good for freshers looking for high-paced learning in their initial years.
- 3.0Good place to learnSoftware Engineer II • Current EmployeeBucharest, București, RomaniaNovember 16, 2025Pros: Access to new technologies, certifications, nice colleagues, and good money.Cons: It can be stressful at times, with on-call being heavy in some teams. There's too big a dependency on US teams that are usually not very responsive.
- 4.0One of the better cultures in big techSoftware Engineer II • Current EmployeeHyderābād, Telangana, IndiaNovember 14, 2025Pros: Good culture and employee benefits, stock.Cons: Low increments and refreshers, slow promotions.
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