Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - Boston, Massachusetts
Process
I applied online. The process took two weeks.
I skipped to the final round. There were two back-to-back interviews: first a LeetCode medium (on the easier side) and then a system design question. I don't think the interviewer understood the question because he kept on confusing himself, gave me an API where two endpoints are the same but had different names, and asked a question which was exactly what one of the endpoints returned. Then he screamed at me that I can't just call the endpoint before realizing that I was right and then changed the question.
Questions
Common behaviors, LeetCode medium, and a question about a time you've worked remotely on something.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Engineer (Internship) role in Boston, Massachusetts.
Success Rate
Microsoft's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in Boston, Massachusetts is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Microsoft's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in Boston, Massachusetts.
Microsoft Work Experiences
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- 5.0Good Practical WorkSoftware Engineer (Internship) • Former EmployeeBelgrade, Central Serbia, SerbiaOctober 20, 2022Pros: Working environment is perfect. People are friendly and ready to talk about work and hobbies in their free time. I have learned a lot during the internship, from practical coding skills to the theoretical background of distributed systems.Cons: No cons for me at this internship.
- 4.0Freedom, But Promotion BlockedSoftware Engineer II • Former EmployeeBoston, Massachusetts, United StatesApril 8, 2025Pros: Very little micromanagement, lots of room to try out other teams.Cons: It's hard to get promoted due to "budgets." The relationship between engineering and PMs is terrible.
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