Software Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York
March 1, 2018
Neutral ExperienceGot Offer
Process
First Round Phone Call
Applied online to get the first interview. Decided not to continue the interview process after receiving another offer.
The interview was fairly straightforward, just the basic behavioral questions for the first round.
Questions
Tell me about yourself.
Describe your greatest accomplishment.
Describe a failure and what you learned.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 51 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
Positive63%
Neutral25%
Negative12%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Engineer interview process in New York, New York.
Microsoft Work Experiences
4.0
Lack of growth opportunities, experience heavily manager dependent
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
March 13, 2023
Pros: Friendly culture and people. The company at large provides many benefits with which one can really upskill.
Cons: Experiences are heavily manager dependent.
Very few opportunities for growth.
5.0
Exciting work, moderate work-life balance, supportive but stressful culture
Software Engineer • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
October 11, 2023
Pros: The work is very cool and exciting in some orgs (LLMs, AI, etc.), and intern pay is very nice.
Cons: The team was remote, so there was a very weak sense of community or friendship with the team. It was not a big deal, though.
5.0
Supportive, Great Tasks, Pay
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
March 11, 2022
Pros: * Supportive workplace
* Great tasks
* Great pay
Cons: The place is great.
- 4.0Lack of growth opportunities, experience heavily manager dependentSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesMarch 13, 2023Pros: Friendly culture and people. The company at large provides many benefits with which one can really upskill.Cons: Experiences are heavily manager dependent. Very few opportunities for growth.
- 5.0Exciting work, moderate work-life balance, supportive but stressful cultureSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesOctober 11, 2023Pros: The work is very cool and exciting in some orgs (LLMs, AI, etc.), and intern pay is very nice.Cons: The team was remote, so there was a very weak sense of community or friendship with the team. It was not a big deal, though.
- 5.0Supportive, Great Tasks, PaySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesMarch 11, 2022Pros: * Supportive workplace * Great tasks * Great payCons: The place is great.
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