Process
Applied online (no referral) and received an email for an interview request within a week or so.
Phone interview: one 30-minute behavioral with the recruiter.
Onsite: four 45-minute technical LeetCode-style questions.
If you are doing your onsite virtually, prepare for no breaks. They space the interviews with 15 minutes in between, but some will last longer.
Questions
Phone round:
- Favorite MS product and how would you improve it
- Explain recursion
- Explain threads and processes
- Other typical behavioral questions
Onsite:
- 5-10 minute intro for each interview (some asked behavioral questions about your experience, while some just jumped straight into coding questions).
- 30-40 minutes coding.
- 2-5 minutes for you to ask questions.
- LeetCode medium/hard.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 46 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Engineer New Grad role in United States.
Success Rate
Microsoft's interview process for their Software Engineer New Grad roles in the United States is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Engineer New Grad interview process in United States.
Microsoft Work Experiences
- 5.0Amazing Culture and PeopleSoftware Engineer New Grad • Former EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesOctober 19, 2021Pros: An extremely supportive and encouraging work environment.Cons: - makes you really comfortable - have to make sure to challenge yourself
- 5.0Trying Hard, Needs ReadinessSoftware Engineer New Grad • Current EmployeeMichigan City, Indiana, United StatesSeptember 14, 2021Pros: Great. He is trying so much.Cons: I badly need to be ready for work.
- 5.0Great work-life balanceSoftware Engineer New Grad • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesNovember 19, 2022Pros: Great work-life balance. Perfect for new grads.Cons: No cons, I think, for now.
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