Software Engineer Interview Experience - Redmond, Washington
Process
I interviewed for a full-time position as an intern.
There were two interviews with principal engineers. Expectations were straightforward, and the interviewers were friendly.
I showed up to their offices and worked through one technical question with each interviewer. Each interview was an hour long.
It is important that you are able to talk about your prior experiences, as both interviewers asked questions regarding experiences on my resume.
Questions
They asked me to solve a variant of the knapsack problem. It was an NP-complete problem.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 207 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Engineer role in Redmond, Washington.
Success Rate
Microsoft's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Redmond, Washington is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Engineer interview process in Redmond, Washington.
Microsoft Work Experiences
- 4.0Overall Good CultureSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesMarch 1, 2023Pros: Good culture and company perksCons: relatively low pay compared to other big tech companies
- 5.0Work-life balance is goodSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesJuly 13, 2018Pros: Good work-life balance. While some share the space, some have personal office spaces (however, the trend is open space).Cons: I'm not sure the payments are competitive enough. Also, the knowledge culture, compared to some other recently emerged companies, is less.
- 4.0Good Balance, Low PaySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesJuly 15, 2025Pros: Work-life balance at [Company Name]Cons: Total compensation and overall deal
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