Software Engineer II Interview Experience - Shanghai, China
March 1, 2021
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
First Round interview:
- Go through your resume.
- Determine whether a tree is a BST.
- Implement the merge sorting algorithm.
Second Round interview:
- Go through your resume.
- Explain how to design a MapReduce program for the word counting task.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Engineer II role in Shanghai, Shanghai.
Success Rate
33%
Pass Rate
Microsoft's interview process for their Software Engineer II roles in Shanghai, Shanghai is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
Neutral0%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Engineer II interview process in Shanghai, Shanghai.
Microsoft Work Experiences
4.0
Great company, nice colleagues, good salary
Software Engineer II • Current Employee
Shanghai, Shanghai, China
March 1, 2021
Pros: Work-life balance, employee benefits
Cons: Limited promotion, project not fun.
4.0
Good Pay, Great Benefits!
Software Engineer II • Current Employee
Shanghai, Shanghai, China
May 8, 2024
Pros: Decent pay, best benefits, good outlook.
Cons: Not easy to promote at high levels.
4.0
Thoughts about MSFT
Software Engineer II • Current Employee
Shanghai, Shanghai, China
August 31, 2016
Pros: Great company for tech guys. Great benefits, probably better than 80% of large corporations.
Cons: Consider there are more than 10,000 FTE working here. Double that for vendors.
It's very hard to stand out and move up in the company.
- 4.0Great company, nice colleagues, good salarySoftware Engineer II • Current EmployeeShanghai, Shanghai, ChinaMarch 1, 2021Pros: Work-life balance, employee benefitsCons: Limited promotion, project not fun.
- 4.0Good Pay, Great Benefits!Software Engineer II • Current EmployeeShanghai, Shanghai, ChinaMay 8, 2024Pros: Decent pay, best benefits, good outlook.Cons: Not easy to promote at high levels.
- 4.0Thoughts about MSFTSoftware Engineer II • Current EmployeeShanghai, Shanghai, ChinaAugust 31, 2016Pros: Great company for tech guys. Great benefits, probably better than 80% of large corporations.Cons: Consider there are more than 10,000 FTE working here. Double that for vendors. It's very hard to stand out and move up in the company.
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