Microsoft

Software Engineer - New Grad Interview Experience - Canada

April 4, 2021

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

It was great. They started by asking questions about my resume, followed by a coding challenge. The interview was great and provided me with valuable feedback. I had time at the end to ask questions, and I did. Make sure to have follow-up questions.

Questions

Given the head node of a LinkedList, a value, and a position, insert that value at that position.

Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Engineer - New Grad role in Canada.

Success Rate

50%

Pass Rate

Microsoft's interview process for their Software Engineer - New Grad roles in Canada is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive100%

Neutral0%

Negative0%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Engineer - New Grad interview process in Canada.

Microsoft Interview Questions

Minimum Edge Reversals So Every Node Is Reachable

Hard

You're given a directed graph. Determine the minimum number of edges you need to reverse so that every node becomes reachable from node 0.

GraphsDynamic Programming

Two Sum

Easy

Find two numbers in a given array that add up to a specific target value, and return their indices. Essentially, you need to efficiently locate the pair that satisfies the sum requirement.

ArraysStringsTwo Pointers

Valid Word

Easy

Determine if a given word is considered valid based on a specific set of rules or constraints. The goal is to check if the input string adheres to the specified validation criteria.

Strings