Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience
July 6, 2026
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
The interview rounds were pretty much a mixed bag for me, to be honest. It was fun for me to interview and be honest about my work so it could all sum up the opportunity and align the stars.
Questions
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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.
4.0
A comfortable place to be, maybe too comfortable
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
January 21, 2021
Pros: Microsoft is a comfortable and safe place to start and grow in your career, and also to end your career. Lateral movement is very common, and most of the time you'll be surrounded by stellar people.
Cons: It can be a bit slow-paced. Regardless of their efforts, it will always be a giant beast of an operation that will struggle to be agile and responsive.
- 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.
- 4.0A comfortable place to be, maybe too comfortableSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesJanuary 21, 2021Pros: Microsoft is a comfortable and safe place to start and grow in your career, and also to end your career. Lateral movement is very common, and most of the time you'll be surrounded by stellar people.Cons: It can be a bit slow-paced. Regardless of their efforts, it will always be a giant beast of an operation that will struggle to be agile and responsive.
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