Microsoft

Software Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York

October 13, 2025

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

This was a standard interview process for a software engineering position. Nothing really unusual.

The staff were prepared for the interview and communicated well throughout. I do not have any negative comments.

Questions

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 49 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Engineer role in New York, New York.

Success Rate

12%

Pass Rate

Microsoft's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in New York, New York is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive61%

Neutral27%

Negative12%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Engineer interview process in New York, New York.

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