Taro Logo

Software Engineer New Grad Interview Experience

December 1, 2020
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I had four rounds of interviews with a particular team, which I did not get to choose. Each interview lasted one hour.

There was some kind of connection problem, so it took about five minutes to resolve. The first interviewer gave a brief introduction and started with two behavioral questions. He was very interested in my answers and asked many follow-up questions before finally presenting a coding question.

The second interviewer began with the coding question and we had about five minutes for behavioral questions.

The third interviewer was quite relaxed compared to the first two. We discussed behavioral questions in a conversational manner, followed by a coding question.

The fourth interviewer was the director of the team. He was interested in why I was interviewing with the team, a choice I actually did not have. I would have preferred to join other teams and hope that in the future, coordination between HR and Engineering Teams can be improved.

Questions

Behavior:

  1. Tell me about a recent project.
  2. How would you work in teams?

Was this helpful?

Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 46 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Engineer New Grad role in United States.

Success Rate

26%
Pass 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

Positive57%
Neutral33%
Negative11%

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

Microsoft Work Experiences