Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - Redmond, Washington
August 18, 2026
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
I applied online. The process took two months.
- OA: Around LeetCode easy to medium.
- Final interview round: One behavioral and one technical.
- Behavioral: Standard behavioral questions plus resume follow-ups. The resume follow-ups ranged from general questions to more technical ones as well.
- Technical: LeetCode easy, matching parentheses.
I received an offer in about two weeks after the final round.
Questions
Given a string with the characters "[{()}]", determine if the string is balanced, such as do all the open brackets match with a closed bracket.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 102 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Engineer (Internship) role in Redmond, Washington.
Success Rate
66%
Pass Rate
Microsoft's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in Redmond, Washington is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Positive83%
Neutral13%
Negative4%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in Redmond, Washington.
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
Great place to work for!
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) II • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
August 22, 2012
Pros: Get to work with many smart people and have a huge impact on technologies that the world uses.
Cons: It's a huge company, and very competitive.
- 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.
- 4.0Great place to work for!Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) II • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesAugust 22, 2012Pros: Get to work with many smart people and have a huge impact on technologies that the world uses.Cons: It's a huge company, and very competitive.
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