Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience
November 27, 2025
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I applied through college or university.
There were 2 rounds:
- Technical round: In this round, one easy to medium level question was asked. It was doable, and the interviewer was also helpful. Some CS and DSA concepts were asked, such as the difference between a stack and a queue.
- Resume and HR round.
Questions
One DSA question was: int[] prices = new int[] {10, 7, 12, 9, 2, 11, 8, 1, 2}; System.out.println(longestProfitDuration(prices));
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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
Solid, but a disconnect between c-suite idealism and lower-level management
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
August 12, 2021
Pros: Good pay, work-life balance, a reasonable amount of stock, and generally competent and helpful coworkers.
Cons: Entrenched rest and vest culture in my organization.
Lack of investment in shared tools, documentation, and playbooks on my team.
- 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.
- 4.0Solid, but a disconnect between c-suite idealism and lower-level managementSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesAugust 12, 2021Pros: Good pay, work-life balance, a reasonable amount of stock, and generally competent and helpful coworkers.Cons: Entrenched rest and vest culture in my organization. Lack of investment in shared tools, documentation, and playbooks on my team.
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