Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience
December 19, 2025
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Process
I applied online.
There were two rounds in total.
- Round 1: The duration was one hour. It included an introduction, a resume grill about projects, and a DSA question on an LRU cache.
- Round 2: The duration was forty minutes. It included an introduction and one binary search question.
Final Verdict: Accepted as an intern.
Questions
The interview process consisted of two rounds:
- Round 1: This was a 1-hour session that included an introduction, a resume grill focusing on projects, and a DSA problem on an LRU cache.
- Round 2: This was a 40-minute session that included an introduction and one binary search question.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 847 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Engineer (Internship) role.
Success Rate
34%
Pass Rate
Microsoft's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive73%
Neutral21%
Negative5%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process.
Microsoft Work Experiences
4.0
Good Learning, Needed Support
Software Engineer (Internship) • Current Employee
Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
August 27, 2020
Pros: Good salary and actual learning opportunity
Cons: Lack of documentation and need for more support.
5.0
Good Practical Work
Software Engineer (Internship) • Former Employee
Belgrade, Central Serbia, Serbia
October 20, 2022
Pros: 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.
3.0
Choose for work-life balance
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Hyderābād, Telangana, India
September 18, 2025
Pros: Work-life balance is good.
Cons: Limited growth opportunity, slow growth.
- 4.0Good Learning, Needed SupportSoftware Engineer (Internship) • Current EmployeeCairo, Cairo Governorate, EgyptAugust 27, 2020Pros: Good salary and actual learning opportunityCons: Lack of documentation and need for more support.
- 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.
- 3.0Choose for work-life balanceSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeHyderābād, Telangana, IndiaSeptember 18, 2025Pros: Work-life balance is good.Cons: Limited growth opportunity, slow growth.
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