Software Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York
August 10, 2025
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Difficult multi-stage interviews are expected.
Code in front of the interviewer and speak out your thought process. Clean and efficient code is a must. Questions on optimization and efficiency come up a lot.
Questions
Write a function to determine if a string is a palindrome or a permutation.
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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 Work Experiences
5.0
Great Place, Good Benefits
Software Engineer • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
October 28, 2025
Pros: Great place, with good benefits.
Cons: None that I can think of.
4.0
Good people caught up in the bureaucracy
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
October 24, 2025
Pros: Great people, fun problems (most of the time), and interesting work.
Cons: Low pay compared to industry, pressure from wanting to deliver like a startup, but being hindered by company-wide processes that slow you down.
4.0
Team-based Experience, Busy At Times
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
October 22, 2025
Pros: Experience will be based on the team.
Cons: Can be busy at times.
- 5.0Great Place, Good BenefitsSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesOctober 28, 2025Pros: Great place, with good benefits.Cons: None that I can think of.
- 4.0Good people caught up in the bureaucracySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesOctober 24, 2025Pros: Great people, fun problems (most of the time), and interesting work.Cons: Low pay compared to industry, pressure from wanting to deliver like a startup, but being hindered by company-wide processes that slow you down.
- 4.0Team-based Experience, Busy At TimesSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesOctober 22, 2025Pros: Experience will be based on the team.Cons: Can be busy at times.
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