Software Engineer II Interview Experience - Sydney, New South Wales
Process
Received HackerRank screening test. 90 minutes, 2 questions (one hard, one medium). Got both working but left out some improvement opportunities due to time and skills.
Had a brief recruiter screen call, but the recruiter had their video off and seemed disengaged. The call only lasted 10 minutes.
Received a generic rejection email a day after.
Questions
HackerRank Medium question. Solved it with backtracking and memoization.
HackerRank Hard question. Solved it with dynamic programming.
What is your current salary?
What is your expected salary?
Are you okay with return-to-office?
Talk me through your work experience.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Microsoft Software Engineer II role in Sydney, New South Wales.
Success Rate
Microsoft's interview process for their Software Engineer II roles in Sydney, New South Wales is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Microsoft's Software Engineer II interview process in Sydney, New South Wales.
Microsoft Work Experiences
- 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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