Process
My friend from university recommended me for the job. They called me and then scheduled an interview.
The interviewer was late and in a rush. He asked me about subjects that I had never learned.
Questions
C/C++ and flip-flops, memory management.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 150 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Engineer role in Israel.
Success Rate
15%
Pass Rate
Microsoft's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Israel is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive60%
Neutral31%
Negative9%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Engineer interview process in Israel.
Microsoft Work Experiences
5.0
Challenging Work, Smart Colleagues
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
August 7, 2024
Pros: Challenging, smart people, interesting, work-life balance.
Cons: Big company, so can feel like you are working on something small, hard to have a big say.
4.0
Good place to coast; annoying place for engineering excellence
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Bellevue, Washington, United States
October 13, 2022
Pros: Work-life balance is pretty good, and the benefits are great.
Cons: If you're on a service team, the on-call rotations can be pretty long and bad. If you're driven to write well-tested code and hold your teams to high standards, you likely won't have the dev hours allocated to do so.
5.0
Great Perks, Good Balance
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Los Angeles, California, United States
October 19, 2024
Pros: Work-life balance.
So many perks.
Cons: No cons for the company.
- 5.0Challenging Work, Smart ColleaguesSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesAugust 7, 2024Pros: Challenging, smart people, interesting, work-life balance.Cons: Big company, so can feel like you are working on something small, hard to have a big say.
- 4.0Good place to coast; annoying place for engineering excellenceSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBellevue, Washington, United StatesOctober 13, 2022Pros: Work-life balance is pretty good, and the benefits are great.Cons: If you're on a service team, the on-call rotations can be pretty long and bad. If you're driven to write well-tested code and hold your teams to high standards, you likely won't have the dev hours allocated to do so.
- 5.0Great Perks, Good BalanceSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeLos Angeles, California, United StatesOctober 19, 2024Pros: Work-life balance. So many perks.Cons: No cons for the company.
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